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The Only Road

by Alexandra Diaz

A dangerous journey from Guatemala to New Mexico

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A dangerous journey from Guatemala to New Mexico

After his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel, twelve-year-old Jaime sets out from Guatemala to reach his older brother in New Mexico. The journey places family separation and migration at the heart of the story, with danger shaping the circumstances of Jaime’s attempt to reunite with his brother. The source presents a young protagonist’s route across borders as the central thread, connecting the book’s family story to its themes of emigration, immigration, and refuge.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers ages 9–12 interested in stories about migration and refugees.
  • Readers interested in stories centered on family separation and the journey to reunite with a sibling.

Themes

Migration and refugeFamily separation and reunionDanger and displacement

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"Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel"--
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