" A furiously paced and gripping novel."- Publishers Weekly ![]() "This gripping story about underprivileged teens is a rewarding read."- VOYA " Fast, funny, smart, and heartbreaking.The contemporary survival adventure will keep readers hooked."- Booklist And most of the time, running away is the quickest path right back to what youre running from.įrom the streets of Stockton to the beaches of Venice, all the way to the Mexican border, We Were Here follows a journey of self-discovery by a boy who is trying to forgive himself in an unforgiving world. Life usually doesn t work out how you think it will, though. He only thought about Mexico and getting to the border to where he could start over. Any home besides his would be a better place to live.īut Miguel didnt bet on meeting Rondell or Mong or on any of what happened after they broke out. Ever since it happened, his mom cant even look at him in the face. ![]() The judge had no idea that he actually did Miguel a favor. The judge gave him a year in a group homesaid he had to write in a journal so some counselor could try to figure out how he thinks. When it happened, Miguel was sent to Juvi. ![]() Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Pea's We Were Here is a "fast, funny, smart, and heartbreaking" novel.
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