We Are Not From Here

Name: We Are Not From Here
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Jenny Tores Sanchez
ISBN: 9781690595540

Author: Jenny Tores Sanchez

Narrator: Marisa Blake

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 05/19/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Family

Synopsis

Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequea has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico, they follow the route of La Bestia, the perilous train system that might deliver them to a better lifeif they are lucky enough to survive the journey. With nothing but the bags on their backs and desperation drumming through their hearts, Pulga, Chico, and Pequea know there is no turning back, despite the unknown that awaits them and the darkness that seems to follow wherever they go.

About Jenny Tores Sanchez

Jenny Torres Sanchez is a Pushcart Prize-nominated full-time writer and former English teacher. She is the author of Because of the Sun, The Downside of Being Charlie, and Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she currently resides with her husband and children in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.jennytorressanchez.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenny on May 04, 2020

Wrote it from my heart, hope it reaches yours.......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on August 30, 2020

I feel like I've been saying this for a lot of books, BUT 2020 is really coming through this year with the books. I was completely and totally heartbroken by this book, but I can't emphasize how important it is I was provided an ARC of this book for review. All thoughts are my own. Trigger Warnings:......more

Goodreads review by Diana on May 09, 2023

If I say this book is about life being unfair, it is downplaying it. And makes me sound ignorant. We Are Not From Here addresses a heavy topic that I was not aware of up until now. This book tells us about the cruel reality for some Guatemalans having a difficult and restless life they did not choos......more

Goodreads review by BernLuvsBooks on July 07, 2020

A timely, thought provoking, heart wrenching, desperate tale of 3 teens trying to cross the Mexican border into the US for safety and a future that will viscerally tear through your heart. ⁣ ⁣ Jenny Torres Sanchez has literally ripped my heart out with this book! Pulga, Chico and Pequeña’s journey......more

Goodreads review by BookNightOwl on May 30, 2020

One of my favorite reads of this year!!! This tugged at all the heart strings. I cried and I smiled reading this book. We are not from here is about 3 kids who want to leave the lives behind in Guatemala and head to the United States. It talks about the dangers they face in their own country. It tal......more