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We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

We Are Not from Here

by Jenny Torres Sanchez
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  • May 19, 2020, 368 pages
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  • May 2021, 336 pages
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Ghgas

The book was cool
The book was cool I like science fiction :)
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BeckyH

A terrifying escape to the US
Three young teenagers are forced to flee their Guatemala home when they are targeted by the local drug dealer. They travel through Mexico to the United States where they hope to find safety with relatives.

This novel is a searing look at the hardships and dangers of all those who travel illegally from Central America to reach the “Promised Land” and relative safety of the US. Honest and heart wrenching. If you refused – for whatever reason – to read AMERICAN DIRT, this book gives the same point of view from the pen of a Latinx writer.
Tanu Panwar

Young Adult Literature
We Are Not From Here astonishes even as it conveys harsh realities. Torres Sanchez’s prose alternately chills and sings as it brings primal human experiences—life and death, despair and hunger, fear and hope—to the page in brilliant relief. The choice to employ first-person narration, commonplace in young adult literature, is particularly effective here and adds immediacy to the threats that seem to lie in wait around every corner. Elements of magical realism elevate the teens’ journey to epic, mythic heights. It all makes for a stunning, visceral and deeply moving read.
Aeron

The bittersweet
Its good, actually this is a masterpiece. The only problem is the character development. On how other characters didn't get a chance to be shown more.
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