The only road

"Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel"--

Main Author: Diaz, Alexandra (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2017]
Edition: First Simon & Schuster books for Young Readers paperback edition.
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Summary: "Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel"--
Item Description: "A Paula Wiseman Book."
Includes a reading group guide and extension activities.
Physical Description: 308 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 8-12.
Awards: Pura Belpr
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-311).
ISBN: 1481457519
9781481457514
Author Notes: Alexandra Diaz is the award-winning author of The Only Road , The Crossroads , Santiago's Road Home , and Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla . The Only Road was a Pura Belpré Honor Book and won the Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, as well as numerous other accolades. Santiago's Road Home was an International Latino Book Award gold medalist and an ALA Notable Children's Book. Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, received the Teacher's Favorites Award from the Children's Book Council, and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal . Alexandra is the daughter of Cuban refugees and a native Spanish speaker. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but got her master's in writing for young people at Bath Spa University in England. Visit her at Alexandra-Diaz.com.