The Only Road
Paperback
Escape Guatemala or die: a boy’s perilous journey to America.

The Only Road

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    31 December 2017

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Summary

The Only Road: A Journey of Hope and Survival

PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK

“An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this “powerful and timely” (Booklist, starred review) middle grad…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781481457514
ISBN-10:1481457519
Author:Alexandra Diaz
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Paula Wiseman Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:31 December 2017
Weight:231g
Dimensions:194mm x 130mm x 23mm
About The Author

Alexandra Diaz

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.

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