Santiago's Road Home by Alexandra Diaz (English) Paperback Book

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Includes a reading group guide and an excerpt from The only road.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Three starred reviews!"Harrowing but deeply illuminating." —School Library JournalA young boy gets detained by ICE while crossing the border from Mexico to the United States in this timely and unflinching novel by award-winning author Alexandra Diaz.The bed creaks under Santiago's shivering body. They say a person's life flashes by before dying. But it's not his whole life. Just the events that led to this. The important ones, and the ones Santiago would rather forget.The coins in Santiago's hand are meant for the bus fare back to his abusive abuela's house. Except he refuses to return; he won't be missed. His future is uncertain until he meets the kind, maternal María Dolores and her young daughter, Alegría, who help Santiago decide what comes next: He will accompany them to el otro lado, the United States of America. They embark with little, just backpacks with water and a bit of food. To travel together will require trust from all parties, and Santiago is used to going it alone. None of the three travelers realizes that the journey through Mexico to the border is just the beginning of their story.

Author Biography

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.

Excerpt from Book

Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 Estado de Chihuahua, M

Details ISBN1534446249 Author Alexandra Diaz Pages 352 Audience Age 8-12 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1534446249 ISBN-13 9781534446243 Format Paperback Publisher Simon & Schuster UK Release Date 2021-05-04 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations f-c matte cvr (no spfx) NZ Release Date 2021-05-04 US Release Date 2021-05-04 Edition Description Reprint Publication Date 2021-05-04 Imprint Paula Wiseman Books Alternative 9781534446236 DEWEY FIC Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2021-06-01 We've got this

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