The Only Road

The Only Road

PURA BELPRÃ‰ HONOR BOOK
ALA NOTABLE BOOK

â€œAn important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.â€ â€”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 â€œpowerful and timelyâ€ (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 Jaimeâ€™s small town in Guatemala knows someone who has been killed by the Alphas, a powerful gang thatâ€™s known for violence and drug trafficking. Anyone who refuses to work for them is hurt or killedâ€”like Miguel. With Miguel gone, Jaime fears that he is next. Thereâ€™s only one choice: accompanied by his cousin Ãngela, 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 â€œtold with heartbreaking honesty,â€ Booklist raved, and â€œwill 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.â€
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781481457514
ReleaseDate 2017-10-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781481457514

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781481457514
ReleaseDate	2017-10-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781481457514

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