A review by shirleytupperfreeman
Illegal by Francisco X. Stork

This is a page-turner for teens. Brother and sister, Emiliano and Sara, have crossed the border from Mexico into the US because they are being hunted. They are carrying a cell phone that their friend stole when she escaped from a human trafficking 'bad guy'. The information in the phone could bring down a widespread trafficking ring engineered by people on both sides of the border - including some highly placed government officials. Sara has turned herself in at the border in order to give Emiliano a chance at disappearing inside the US and getting the phone into the right hands.The story covers Sara's experiences in a detention facility and Emiliano's as an undocumented teen. Great story with some nuance in points of view. I had not read Disappeared, #1 and it didn't matter. I predict there will be a third book in the series