A review by profejmarie
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott

5.0

I felt all the emotions with this book. Laughter, tears (more than once, for sure), frustration, anger, hope. Teodoro's narrative is beautiful and heartfelt. He made hard choices, REAL choices, and I was so proud of him for doing what he had to do at times, especially when I got so angry with his parents and his sister for putting undue responsibility and guilt on him (which I also tried to reconcile with cultural norms surrounding family responsibility). I loved his best friend, Caleb (as well as Caleb's parents), forgave his sister, and Manny - the PTSD arc and the power of family, sacrifice, and critical support was so well done.