Bryan Christopher
@bryanchristo4.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, reactionary baseball fan.
Author of Stopping the Deportation Machine: One Immigrant Student’s Arrest and the Kids Who Took on Washington to Get Him Back
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/stopping-the-deportation-machine-9798881808969/
Author of Stopping the Deportation Machine: One Immigrant Student’s Arrest and the Kids Who Took on Washington to Get Him Back
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/stopping-the-deportation-machine-9798881808969/
“Student journalists at his high school… marched the halls of Congress and met their representatives to advocate for their friend’s release. They eventually succeeded; Acosta graduated high school in 2017 and continues to live in Durham.”
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Student journalists at his high school… marched the halls of Congress and met their representatives to advocate for their friend’s release. They eventually succeeded; Acosta graduated high school in 2017 and continues to live in Durham.”
English teachers call these “mentor texts,” and I wouldn’t have finished my own book without them.
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
English teachers call these “mentor texts,” and I wouldn’t have finished my own book without them.
And Javier Zamora describes in such granular detail what it’s like to cross the southern border that I scheduled follow-up interviews with former students even more questions about the journeys from their birthplace to my classroom.
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
And Javier Zamora describes in such granular detail what it’s like to cross the southern border that I scheduled follow-up interviews with former students even more questions about the journeys from their birthplace to my classroom.
Kid Quixotes showed me how to write courageously about students and with humility when describing one’s own impact.
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Kid Quixotes showed me how to write courageously about students and with humility when describing one’s own impact.
Francisco Cantú chronicles his experiences working as a border patrol agent and transitioning to civilian life in The Line Becomes a River. It provided a much-needed example of how to write about a system as well as one’s place within it.
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Francisco Cantú chronicles his experiences working as a border patrol agent and transitioning to civilian life in The Line Becomes a River. It provided a much-needed example of how to write about a system as well as one’s place within it.
In A Home on the Field, Paul Cuadros showed me how to build an emotional connection between readers and characters strong enough to root for the kids, no matter your politics.
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
In A Home on the Field, Paul Cuadros showed me how to build an emotional connection between readers and characters strong enough to root for the kids, no matter your politics.
I first read Enrique’s Journey while Wildin was detained. “Perhaps looking at one immigrant,” journalist Sonia Nazario writes, “his strength, his courage, his flaws - his humanity might help might help illustrate what too often has been a black-and-white discussion.”
September 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I first read Enrique’s Journey while Wildin was detained. “Perhaps looking at one immigrant,” journalist Sonia Nazario writes, “his strength, his courage, his flaws - his humanity might help might help illustrate what too often has been a black-and-white discussion.”
1. Pre-order. It’s available through all major retailers & local shops.
2. Introductions. If you or someone you know has a platform, please connect.
3. Bulk sales: if you lead a team, organization or book club that's passionate about advocacy, this book is for you.
2. Introductions. If you or someone you know has a platform, please connect.
3. Bulk sales: if you lead a team, organization or book club that's passionate about advocacy, this book is for you.
August 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
1. Pre-order. It’s available through all major retailers & local shops.
2. Introductions. If you or someone you know has a platform, please connect.
3. Bulk sales: if you lead a team, organization or book club that's passionate about advocacy, this book is for you.
2. Introductions. If you or someone you know has a platform, please connect.
3. Bulk sales: if you lead a team, organization or book club that's passionate about advocacy, this book is for you.
Stopping the Deportation Machine is a powerful example of the ripple effects of an arrest, what it took to stop one deportation, and why I decided to write about it. Here are three ways you can help make it a success:
August 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Stopping the Deportation Machine is a powerful example of the ripple effects of an arrest, what it took to stop one deportation, and why I decided to write about it. Here are three ways you can help make it a success:
I’m a high school teacher and wrote a book about protecting undocumented students.
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Stopping the Deportation Machine: One Immigrant Student's Arrest and the Kids Who Took on Washington to Get Him Back
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August 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I’m a high school teacher and wrote a book about protecting undocumented students.
www.amazon.com/Stopping-Dep...
www.amazon.com/Stopping-Dep...