Mothers sometimes leave home to provide a better life for their families, seeking work in the U.S.   And sometimes their children travel alone after them, trying to find them.  Which Way Home, by film-maker Rebecca Cammisa, is a wrenching documentary about children traveling from Central America, seeking their mothers in the United States.  Heartbreaking.

Along the same lines, check out Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, a wonderful book.