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princessdana36's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
This one of the very best books I have ever read. Although it was almost 400 pages, it only took me a few days to read. I couldn’t put it down. Usually I read fiction, but sometimes people’s lives read better than fiction. I am so so glad I took the time to read this book. It was life changing.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal death, Classism, Deportation, Excrement, and Grief
Minor: War
aduran037's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Moderate: Deportation
Minor: War
ladypolf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Deportation
Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, and Confinement
Minor: Excrement, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and War
simplythegirl's review against another edition
adventurous
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informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
If you'd like an authentic story about an immigrant's journey crossing the border than this book is it! There are similar books out there that are all just trauma p*rn but Javier Zamora really encompasses the beauty along with the hardship that he endured on his journey. His perspective of a kid also makes the whole thing very heartwrenching cute heartwarming and scary at the same time. There was a sense of community and a sense of loss but also victory when he reaches the USA. It's such a touching and sweet story but also very nerve-wracking and scary because of the stakes. I absolutely loved this book. This is super relatable in terms of culture for me even though I never went through what the author did the culture is what we share so that was really fun. There's also some sweet and light humor that flows pretty nicely. The book definitely explores the importance of family and what it means to be a family. If you are not a spanish speaker I would definitely keep a piece of paper and make a key for the spanish words because they come up a lot. I'm a Spanish speaker so it wasn't something I dealt with but others may. It definitely is worth a read.
there is some cursing, violence, guns, blood, vomit, other bodily fluids, and abuse so read with caution.
there is some cursing, violence, guns, blood, vomit, other bodily fluids, and abuse so read with caution.
Graphic: Cursing, Vomit, Racism, War, and Deportation
Moderate: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, and Death
Minor: Death, Child abuse, and Body shaming
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