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Carlos Alfredo Morataya
1 Reviews
(2)
YA
Illustrated by
Carlos Alfredo Morataya.
Gretchen (who has PTSD since being attacked and robbed) and Phoenix (who is in the U.S. awaiting a hearing for asylum after being forced to join a gang back in El Salvador) help each other heal from trauma. Alternating first-person chapters relate their (mostly) non-saccharine romance. Phoenix's story is especially compelling, avoiding stereotypes about immigrants, poverty, or Latin Americans. Occasional drawings add texture and verisimilitude.
Reviewer: Sarah Hannah Gomez
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2017
1 reviews
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