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  • Book cover of El Unico Destino with an illustration of photographs, drawings, and a notebook resting on leaves with two people in the background walking away from them.
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El Unico Destino

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En esta absorbente y emocionante novela juvenil, Jaime de doce años emprende el peligroso y traicionero viaje que le transforma su vida de su hogar en Guatemala a Estados Unidos para vivir con su hermano mayor. Jaime está sentado en su cama dibujando cuando oye un grito. Sabe inmediatamente que su primo hermano y mejor amigo, Miguel, está muerto. Todos en el pequeño pueblo de Guatemala donde Jaime vive conocen a alguien que ha sido asesinado por los Alfas, una pandilla poderosa que es conocida por su violencia y por el tráfico de drogas. Aquellos que rehúsan trabajar para ellos son atacados o asesinados como Miguel. Jaime y su prima Ángela, la hermana de Miguel, temen que ellos van a ser los próximos. Solamente hay un camino para ambos. Deben de salir huyendo de su hogar en Guatemala para irse a vivir con el hermano mayor de Jaime en Nuevo México.

 

English Description:

In this absorbing and exciting young adult novel, twelve-year-old Jaime sets out on the dangerous and treacherous journey that transforms his life from his home in Guatemala to the United States to live with his older brother. Jaime is sitting on his bed drawing when he hears a scream. He knows immediately that his first cousin and best friend, Miguel, is dead. Everyone in the small town in Guatemala where Jaime lives knows someone who has been killed by the Alfas, a powerful gang that is known for its violence and drug trafficking. Those who refuse to work for them are attacked or killed like Miguel. Jaime and his cousin Angela, Miguel's sister, fear that they are going to be next. There is only one way for them to escape. They must flee their home in Guatemala to go live with Jaime's older brother in New Mexico.

Publishing Details

Author : Alexandra Diaz

Type of Spanish : Translated

Physical Details

Type of Book: Chapter

Cover: Softcover

Pages: 336

Year Published: 2016

Instructional Details

Genre: Fiction

Sub-Genre: Fiction

Theme: Social Issues, Migration, Family, Adventure, Drama, Conflict

Lesson Plan Link: Link

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