We Were Here

Boy by a fence

Product Description: When it happened, Miguel was sent to Juvi. The judge gave him a year in a group home — said he had to write in a journal so some counselor could try to figure out how he thinks. But Miguel didn't bet on meeting Rondell or Mong or on any of what happened after they broke out. He only thought about Mexico and getting to the border to where he could start over. Life usually doesn't work out how you think it will, though. And most of the time, running away is the quickest path right back to what you're running from.

Language: Spanish
Heritage & History: Hispanic Heritage and History
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Immigration, Journeys, Incarceration
Genre: Fiction
Format: Novel
Audiobook: No
Age Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Ember