Cuando sucedi, a Miguel lo enviaron al centro de detencin juvenil. El juez lo sentenci a un ao en una casa hogar para menores; dijo que tena que escribir en un diario para que algn consejero pudiera tratar de entender su forma de pensar. El juez no tena idea de que en realidad le haba hecho un favor a Miguel. Desde que sucedi, su madre ni siquiera haba podido mirarlo a la cara. Cualquier hogar que no fuese el suyo sera un lugar mejor para vivir. Pero Miguel jams pens que conocera a Rondell y a Mong, y en todo lo que sucedera cuando huyesen. Solo pens en llegar a la frontera con Mxico, donde podra empezar de nuevo. Olvidar a su mam. Olvidar a su hermano. Olvidarse de s mismo. Sin embargo, la vida no suele funcionar como uno cree. Y la mayora de las veces, escapar te lleva de regreso al mismo lugar del que una vez huiste. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Pea's We Were Here is a fast, funny, smart, and heartbreaking" (Booklist) novel repackaged for a new generation of readers. A Vintage Espaol Original. 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. The judge had no idea that he actually did Miguel a favor. Ever since it happened, his mom can't even look at him in the face. Any home besides his would be a better place to live. 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. Forget his mom. Forget his brother. Forget himself. 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. From the streets of Stockton to the beaches of Venice, all the way to the Mexican border, Aqu estuvimos follows a journey of self-discovery by a boy who is trying to forgive himself in an unforgiving world.
Cuando sucedi, a Miguel lo enviaron al centro de detencin juvenil. El juez lo sentenci a un ao en una casa hogar para menores; dijo que tena que escribir en un diario para que algn consejero pudiera tratar de entender su forma de pensar. El juez no tena idea de que en realidad le haba hecho un favor a Miguel. Desde que sucedi, su madre ni siquiera haba podido mirarlo a la cara. Cualquier hogar que no fuese el suyo sera un lugar mejor para vivir. Pero Miguel jams pens que conocera a Rondell y a Mong, y en todo lo que sucedera cuando huyesen. Solo pens en llegar a la frontera con Mxico, donde podra empezar de nuevo. Olvidar a su mam. Olvidar a su hermano. Olvidarse de s mismo. Sin embargo, la vida no suele funcionar como uno cree. Y la mayora de las veces, escapar te lleva de regreso al mismo lugar del que una vez huiste. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Pea's We Were Here is a fast, funny, smart, and heartbreaking" (Booklist) novel repackaged for a new generation of readers. A Vintage Espaol Original. 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. The judge had no idea that he actually did Miguel a favor. Ever since it happened, his mom can't even look at him in the face. Any home besides his would be a better place to live. 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. Forget his mom. Forget his brother. Forget himself. 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. From the streets of Stockton to the beaches of Venice, all the way to the Mexican border, Aqu estuvimos follows a journey of self-discovery by a boy who is trying to forgive himself in an unforgiving world.
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