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The Only Road

by Alexandra Diaz

Ages: 9+

Published: 2016

Publisher: A Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-4814-5750-7

Keywords: Illegal Aliens, Undocumented persons, Immigration, Gangs

Jaime, 12, and his cousin, Angela, flee Guatemala after being threatened by the local gang, and make the treacherous journey across the border to the U.S.