Three starred reviews! "Harrowing but deeply illuminating."
--School Library Journal A young boy gets detained by ICE while
crossing the border from Mexico to the United States in this timely
and unflinching novel by award-winning author Alexandra Diaz. The
bed creaks under Santiago's shivering body. They say a person's
life flashes by before dying. But it's not his whole life. Just the
events that led to this. The important ones, and the ones Santiago
would rather forget. The coins in Santiago's hand are meant for the
bus fare back to his abusive abuela's house. Except he refuses to
return; he won't be missed. His future is uncertain until he meets
the kind, maternal Maria Dolores and her young daughter, Alegria,
who help Santiago decide what comes next: He will accompany them to
el otro lado, the United States of America. They embark with
little, just backpacks with water and a bit of food. To travel
together will require trust from all parties, and Santiago is used
to going it alone. None of the three travelers realizes that the
journey through Mexico to the border is just the beginning of their
story.
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