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$36.99
ISBN: 9798200300723
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ISBN: 9798200300730
| Runtime: | 6.83 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
An ALA Notable Book of the Year
Jaime is sitting on his bed drawing when he hears a scream. Instantly, he knows: Miguel, his cousin and best friend, is dead.
Everyone in Jaime's small town in Guatemala knows someone who has been killed by the Alphas, a powerful gang that's known for violence and drug trafficking. Anyone who refuses to work for them is hurt or killed—like Miguel. With Miguel gone, Jaime fears that he is next. There's only one choice: accompanied by his cousin Ángela, Jaime must flee his home to live with his older brother in New Mexico.
Inspired by true events, The Only Road is an individual story of a boy who feels that leaving his home and risking everything is his only chance for a better life. It is a story of fear and bravery, love and loss, strangers becoming family, and one boy's treacherous and life-changing journey.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Jaime’s first person perspective enables readers to begin to comprehend the realities of undocumented youth immigration…An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
“Told with heartbreaking honesty, this story will bring readers face to face with the harsh realities immigrants go through in the hope of finding a better, safer life, and it will likely cause them to reflect on what it is to be human. Powerful and timely.” —Booklist (starred review)
Narrator Ramon De Ocampo creates a soft yet determined voice for 12-year-old Jamie, who escapes his Guatemalan village in hopes of reaching the United States with his 15-year-old cousin, ngela. —AudioFile
Author
Author Bio: Alexandra Diaz
Alexandra Diaz is the author of several acclaimed books. The Only Road was a Pura Belpre Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book, and the recipient of two starred reviews. Of All the Stupid Things was an ALA Rainbow List book and a New Mexico Book Award finalist. She is the daughter of Cuban refugees and earned an MA degree in writing for young people at Bath Spa University in England. A native Spanish speaker, she now teaches creative writing to adults and teens.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 6.83 |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
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