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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Only Road

The Only Road

Diaz, Alexandra

Paperback

FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $8.99

ISBN10: 1481457519
ISBN13: 9781481457514
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
Published: Oct 3 2017
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.52
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK
ALA NOTABLE BOOK

An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes. --School Library Journal (starred review)

Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this powerful and timely (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel.

Jaime is sitting on his bed drawing when he hears a scream. Instantly, he knows: Miguel, his cousin and best friend, is dead.

Everyone in Jaime's small town in Guatemala knows someone who has been killed by the Alphas, a powerful gang that's known for violence and drug trafficking. Anyone who refuses to work for them is hurt or killed--like Miguel. With Miguel gone, Jaime fears that he is next. There's only one choice: accompanied by his cousin Ángela, Jaime must flee his home to live with his older brother in New Mexico.

Inspired by true events, The Only Road is an individual story of a boy who feels that leaving his home and risking everything is his only chance for a better life. The story is told with heartbreaking honesty, Booklist raved, and will bring readers face to face with the harsh realities immigrants go through in the hope of finding a better, safer life, and it will likely cause them to reflect on what it means to be human.

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