natcommon's review against another edition
5.0
A very powerful read.
I read this for the Mock Printz Awards discussion for work and I’m glad I did. Although the writing was simple and straightforward, I like it because it didn’t need anything special to tell these teens’ stories. The stories tell of why and how they got to the US as well as what it was like waiting to get back to their families who lived there. I also liked how a few people’s stories were told at different places in the book. I wish it had a little more of that but I still liked what I read.
I read this for the Mock Printz Awards discussion for work and I’m glad I did. Although the writing was simple and straightforward, I like it because it didn’t need anything special to tell these teens’ stories. The stories tell of why and how they got to the US as well as what it was like waiting to get back to their families who lived there. I also liked how a few people’s stories were told at different places in the book. I wish it had a little more of that but I still liked what I read.
cgreenstein's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
lovelife1008's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
pearcactus3's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
2.75
I didn’t like how this book was formatted. It jumped around a lot and while I wanted to like it, I just didn’t connect with the characters
morainjay's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
pwbalto's review against another edition
5.0
I’m calling this THE all-school (all church, all city, etc) read of the year. True, wrenching stories of teenagers enduring fear, exhaustion, uncertainty, inhumanity, and sometimes violence as they make their way north to a better life.