alexisgarcia's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
wow wow wow. i cannot explain my love for this book. this is such a harrowing tale and at some points i forgot it wasn’t fiction. my heart just broke for the people in the story and it got so tense at times i worried for the survival of javier that i forgot i was reading a memoir. i will never forget this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Classism, Death, Deportation, Cursing, Excrement, Grief, Vomit, and Blood
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Xenophobia, Deportation, Abandonment, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Vomit
kshertz's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
I can’t say enough good things about this book. This story is so raw and true. The journey is so brutal for such a small child. The trauma and the pain is felt on the page. This author puts it all out there and I am grateful. It allows me to share with my students what kids their age are going through and continue to go through. For some of them, they can also feel less alone reading this book. I want every teen to know this authors name and story so they can be a generation that doesn’t allow for false rhetoric to persist around those coming across fake borders. Amazing book. Have everyone you know read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Racism, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Abandonment, Blood, Deportation, Trafficking, and Police brutality
feistyannotatingbooks's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Deportation, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism
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