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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 12, 2021

This book was an excellent and simple read .I felt I was part of the story because I could picture the images in front of my eyes . I would highly recommend this book for everyone to read . I can only imagine what children and families went through and still go through today crossing the border.My heart goes out to all of them.

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Macey

The book We Are Not From Here

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 23, 2022

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Book was in great condition cover is beautiful and a good read

Courtney Miller

My Change On Perspectives

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 13, 2020

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I am a 10th-grade English student. For our quarter book we read, We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez. As the class read, our perspectives on immigration were deepened and changed. The novel opened my eyes to the immigration journey and process. I really enjoyed the author’s writing style and how she chose to portray each character. Since reading the novel, I have learned the lifestyle and daily routine of a traveling immigrant. However, if you are against strong language, violence, death, and minor sexual content, We Are Not From Here is not the book for you. In my opinion, violence and strong language were suitable for the situations in which they were used. On the other hand, if you enjoy eye-opening novels, describing journeys, adventure, suspense, action, and the opportunity to understand what everyday people go through, then We Are Not From Here is the book for you. As my class read on, I could tell that we were beginning to understand and grasp the concept of immigration and its heartbreaking challenges and consequences.
I would rate this novel a 4 out of 5 simply because at the end of the novel the plot seems to repeat itself and it begins to burn out. Because of the violence and language, I would recommend this book for 14 and up. And to Jenny Torres Sanchez, thank you for helping my class and me understand the physical, mental, and emotional pain and exhaustion that immigrants go through each and every day to get to our incredible country. As one of the main characters, Pequeña, explains, “We are small people, with small names, meant to live small lives. That’s all we’re allowed to live.”

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Important Story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2022

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For those who read American Dirt, this is a much better option. Told from the point of view of three teens as they tried to make their way into the United States from Central America. I found myself stopping to Google various aspects of this books very accurate details and was shocked at how much I don't know or understand about those who try to reach US soil.

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Dad

Beautifully written heartbreaking tale

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 25, 2022

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This book brings immigration to life for young readers. The writing is absolutely gorgeous. Expect tears with this one. I hope it is taught widely.

Sugar City Music

A Tour de Force

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 10, 2020

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This powerful book tells the story of three unaccompanied minors who leave family and friends to escape violence in Central America. While it grippingly captures the plight of thousands who travel dangerous routes to the US, including weeks riding La Bestia trains through Mexico, _We Are Not from Here_ is more than a historical document and more than a great young adult novel. The author explores parenthood, childhood, sibling relations and more. She uses realism to depict the landscapes, voices, sensorium and physical suffering of the migrant routes but adds beautifully written passages evocative of the best magic realism to capture the spiritual, emotional, and cosmic dimensions of the trauma, endurance and survival of the characters. Those characters--Pulgra, Pequeña, and Chico--and what they experience will stay with you long after you finish the last page.

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optimusm07

We Are Small, We are Nothing, We Don't Matter

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 29, 2021

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Do yourself a favor and just read this already! If you've ever felt like gratitude is something you don't practice and don't know what to be grateful for... well read on! The author doesn't hold back, so make sure you read it with an open mind and heart! Because this is happening NOW! While we live in our bubbles and stress over our first world problems, there are children who are literally being crushed and broken. And when they arrive here thinking they are safe... think again! The vicious cycle of non-stop suffering is not for the weak!

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Cindy Timms

So well written

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 15, 2021

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I wish anti-immigration militants were forced to read this. I love that the story is about teens. I love the raw emotion in the story. I love the multi-faceted perspectives of the story. And I really wish everyone understood what migrants go through to get to the US. And how completely stacked against them a journey here is. I wish people understood why escaping a home they love is the only chance at survival so many people face.

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We are not from here

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2022

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My son teaches 11th grade students who were reading this book. Following these young kids trying to get to the U S was both uplifting and sad.

Cazza

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 22, 2021

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Gut wrenching. Profound. This book makes the migrant experience come to life for those of us who have never lived it. A must read for all Americans. I am blown away.

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