El Unico Destino (Only Road) (Paperback)
Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this "powerful and timely" ( Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel.
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. The story is "told with heartbreaking honesty," Booklist raved, and "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 means to be human."
Jaime esta sentado en su cama dibujando cuando oye un grito. Sabe inmediatamente que su primo hermano y mejor amigo, Miguel, esta muerto. Todos en el pequeano pueblo de Guatemala donde Jaime vive conocen a alguien que ha sido asesinado por los Alfas, una pandilla poderosa que es conocida por su violencia y por el traafico de drogas. Aquellos que rehausan trabajar para ellos son atacados o asesinados como Miguel. Jaime y su prima aAngela, la hermana de Miguel, temen que ellos van a ser los praoximos. Solamente hay un camino para ambos. Deben de salir huyendo de su hogar en Guatemala para irse a vivir con el hermano mayor de Jaime en Nuevo Maexico. Inspirada en hechos actuales, El aunico destino es la historia de un niano que siente que abandonar su hogar y emprender est a travesaia es su aunica oportunidad para tener mejor calidad de vida. Es una historia de paanico y de valentaia, de amor y de paerdida, donde personas extraanas se convierten en familia en el viaje peligroso que le cambia la vida a un niano.
Target age group 9-12
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. The story is "told with heartbreaking honesty," Booklist raved, and "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 means to be human."
Jaime esta sentado en su cama dibujando cuando oye un grito. Sabe inmediatamente que su primo hermano y mejor amigo, Miguel, esta muerto. Todos en el pequeano pueblo de Guatemala donde Jaime vive conocen a alguien que ha sido asesinado por los Alfas, una pandilla poderosa que es conocida por su violencia y por el traafico de drogas. Aquellos que rehausan trabajar para ellos son atacados o asesinados como Miguel. Jaime y su prima aAngela, la hermana de Miguel, temen que ellos van a ser los praoximos. Solamente hay un camino para ambos. Deben de salir huyendo de su hogar en Guatemala para irse a vivir con el hermano mayor de Jaime en Nuevo Maexico. Inspirada en hechos actuales, El aunico destino es la historia de un niano que siente que abandonar su hogar y emprender est a travesaia es su aunica oportunidad para tener mejor calidad de vida. Es una historia de paanico y de valentaia, de amor y de paerdida, donde personas extraanas se convierten en familia en el viaje peligroso que le cambia la vida a un niano.
Target age group 9-12
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CategoryJuvenile Fiction
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Age Group9 to 12 yrs
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Grade Level3-5
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LanguageSpanish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Diversity & Mulitcultural
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Theme 2Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeEmigration & Immigration
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AwardsPura Belpre Award
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AuthorDiaz, Alexandra
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Lexile Level830
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AR Level5.6
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherSimon & Schuster
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Publication Date12/6/2016
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Pages320
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Dimensions0.9 H x 7.6 L x 5.1 W
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Case Qty48
