Crossing the Line highlights the life of the Garza family, their family dynamics and the relationship of the Garza sisters. Fabiola, the elder sister, naturally looks out for her younger sister, but this also seems like an expectation as Fabiola’s parents leaves her with the responsibility of making sure her younger sister does the right thing.

It was an interesting read and very insightful when it comes to culture. I didn’t find the story itself very surprising, but, I did find the characters and their cultural experiences intriguing. It’s also a very quick read and a book that can open the roads to many discussions about race, social class, gender expectations and sibling relationships.
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Young adult. In Dos Rios, Texas, life is all about borders — and what happens when you cross the line.
Nothing is simple in a border town like Dos Rios, in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Even for high school students Fabiola Garza and her younger sister Alexis, whose parents run a local Tex-Mex restaurant, Dos Rios is full of borders — where you should go, who your friends should be, which boy you should date.
Dos Rios is also full of opportunities, but it’s a town divided, between the haves and the have-nots, the Whites and the Mexicans-Americans, the Texans and the Mexicans, the legal and illegal. But through it all, the Garza sisters have each other. Water can be crossed, but blood is the ultimate borderline — no matter what. ( )