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228 pp.
| Roaring Brook |
April, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-62672-549-2$17.99
(2)
YA
Sedgwick offers a timely look at teens across the border in his Doctor Faustus–inspired novel about former best friends forced to help each other when one is in debt to a Mexican gangster. Though the use of Spanish punctuation in English sentences might distract some readers, Saint Death presents a compelling interior story of resilience, poverty, loyalty, and the value of life.