Awards

• Commended for Pura Belpre Award (Author) 2021

Overview

Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequena has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico, they follow the route of La Bestia, the perilous train system that might deliver them to a better life--if they are lucky enough to survive the journey. With nothing but the bags on their backs and desperation drumming through their hearts, Pulga, Chico, and Pequena know there is no turning back, despite the unknown that awaits them and the darkness that seems to follow wherever they go.

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Jenny Torres Sanchez is a Pushcart Prize-nominated full-time writer and former English teacher. She is the author of Because of the Sun, The Downside of Being Charlie, and Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she currently resides with her husband and children in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.jennytorressanchez.com. Marisa Blake is a full-time bilingual (Spanish/English) voice actor who specializes in audiobooks, e-learning, cartoon and video-game voices, and commercials. Passionate about children's literature, she created the YouTube channel Miss Bee's Audio Reads and regularly volunteers with Learning Ally, an organization that records audiobooks for children with learning disabilities. When not narrating, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three boys in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina.

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