A review by jwinchell
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

5.0

I can’t recall another book for middle grade readers about deportation and immigration across the border with Mexico. I found Efren to be compelling and realistic, and his ways of coping with the stress of his AMA’s deportation to be realistic. I loved the extensive use of Spanish. Context clues helped me figure out most of the language but not all, and I liked that. An extensive Glossary contained all the translations. We need books about deportation and immigration and new writer Ernesto Cisneros delivers.