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Gr 10 Up—This tale of border-crossing through the Arizona desert misses the mark. Filled with cultural stereotypes, the story glamorizes and misrepresents the complexity of narco-violence and lacks contextualization of the sociopolitical forces, underlying violence, corruption, and immigration along the Mexico/U.S. border. The novel opens with the mass murder of 40 people at a quinceañera. Included among the dead are the immediate and extended family of the novel's protagonists, cousins Pato and Arbo, and siblings Marcos and Gladys. A...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After their families are murdered by [cf2]narcos[cf1], four Mexican teens must decide whether to stay in their small town and die ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More