I had first heard about this book at an English teachers convention I attended. The buzz was that it fit the non-fiction, author of color, YA niche that a lot of high school teachers are looking for to teach as a whole class novel. I hadn’t had a chance to read it until my book club recently chose it as one of our picks. The author, Javier Zamora, recounts his journey from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with his parents who […]