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I’m in a Spanish Dual Immersion Program (TWIS). I am currently a freshman and 14 years old.

The Maybe Man Album Review

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The Maybe Man is the fifth album written by AJR. Let me just say that AJR is my favorite band and that I definitely recommend them. 

A bit of background information about AJR. AJR is an American indie pop band. The members are Adam, Ryan and Jack Met, a trio of brothers from New York. The trio actually write all of their own songs. They first gained popularity in 2015 with their single I’m Ready when an Australian singer liked the song. Sense then, they have released 5 albums:

  • Living Room
  • The Click
  • Neotheatre
  • OK Orchestra

and the reason I am writing this

  • The Maybe Man

Now, let’s review this amazing album.

Track One, The Maybe Man: This song is an overview of the entire album. The lyrics all directly relate to the following songs, which is super interesting because you have to match each lyric to the songs. The song is all about a man who wants to be something else. I like this song because it builds up the entire time until the end where the song gets really party-ish.

“I wish that my brain would triple in size- I’d nail ever joke, I’d win every fight- But I’d get too deep with that kind of mind- I don’t wanna know the point of life”

Track Two, Touchy Feely Fool: This was the song I was most excited about when I heard they were making a new album. It definitely lived up to what I wanted it to be. The lyrics are incredibly catchy and the beat will get stuck in your head all day long. This song is about a man who can’t get out of a toxic relationship. 

“I’m screwed- But, hey, what can you do?- I’m a touchy feely fool- I would give anything to not give a ****- About you (you)- Life is pretty cruel- For a touchy feely fool- I would give anything to not give a ****, but I do”

Track Three, Yes I’m A Mess: At first I loved this song, don’t get me wrong, I still like it, but I have heard it WAY too many times. These lyrics and beats get stuck in your head for days on end. It’s all about a dude who definitely needs a therapist, he’s running away and going kinda crazy. This song also has a really good music video.

 “Cheers to the front and cheers to the back- And cheers to the 2010s (literally the year I was born, guess they know their audience)- I could hate my guts when the sun comes up- But I like myself like this- I like myself like this”

Track Four, The Dumb Song: This is a pretty good song. I think that compared to the other songs on the album, this one is a bit covered up. Not a bad song, it’s message is unique. It’s all about how the singer (our Maybe Man) isn’t very smart so whatever happens isn’t his fault.

“You said with certainty- I may be the dumbest person that you’ve ever seen- You think you’re hurting me- Bet you won’t believe it, but you kinda set me free”

Track Five, Inertia: One of the most popular songs in the album, Inertia is one of my favorites. It’s a very… different song. AJR experiments with different voices and tunes. I know that this song is special, but once you like it, you LOVE it. It’s actually some of my friends’ favorite song. It’s all about different forms of inertia, but depending on your science class, It can really help you remember one of the forces exerted on planets by the Sun.

“I wanna be big like my plans-So why am I so tiny, and why am I so mad?-It’s inertia, guess this is just what I am- I’m stuck in this life, and I’m stuck in these pants”

Track Six, Turning Out Pt. iii: To be honest, this song is lower on my list of songs. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good song. It’s just more emotional and slow. So far, AJR has written 3 Turning Out songs and I think this is the last one. It centers on our Maybe Man’s love life, but was actually written by Ryan Met.

“Love isnt big, kid-  It’s little and quiet- Let’s do today- I think you’ll turn out to like it”

Track Seven, Hole in the Bottom of My Brain: I was excited for this song for two reasons. One; I thought the title was super interesting and for some reason I imagined gunshots???? And two; It was the only non-explicit song on the album, which, added to my imagined gunshot wounds, made me super intrigued in this song. The song itself was super cool because it built up every lyric until the end. It’s kinda about things building up.

“There’s a hole in the bottom of my brain- When I spend money, the hole goes away- If I could finally get clothes that are fancily sewn- I could finally be ready for fame”

Track Eight, The DJ is Crying for Help: Not one of my favorite songs on the album, this song is more mainstream than the others. I don’t have much to say about this song. It’s just, bleh. It’s about our Maybe Man and how he has to grow up and doesn’t know what to do now.

“Hey now , hold up, we were fun as hell- I’m all grown up but you couldn’t tell- Now I don’t know what to do with myself- The DJ is cryin’ for help”

Track Nine, I Won’t: My least favorite song, I Won’t is more mainstream then the previous. I don’t know, this song has a pretty funny YouTube short. It’s about not wanting to do things, about not giving in to peer pressure and doing what YOU want.

“I don’t got a body like I see in the press- So I got to the precipice of pressing my chest- And now I look impressive with a couple of pecs- Just like my friends”

Track Ten, Steve’s Going to London: AWESOME SONG!!!! It’s so good. AJR originally wrote this song so they had at least one not super meaningful heavy song in the album. Honestly, that’s what this song is. It’s super lightweight compared to the rest of the songs. This song is super fun because when you listen to it, it’s like two different songs mushed into one. There actually is no real meaning to this song, so enjoy!

“ Well, you try to find some meaning in your life before you’re gone (ooh)- There’s a song that don’t mean anything at all (ooh)- And it sounds like”

Track Eleven, God is Really Real: Saddest. Song. Ever. They wrote this song when their dad got sick. He did unfortunately die, which is really awful. I love (can you love a song this sad?) this song. There’s really not much I can say about this song, except, bring tissues.

“I’ll sing it for you, dad- When you get out of bed- I’ll sing it for you when you’re out of bed”

Track Twelve, 2085: LAST SONG!!!!!!! This is the longest song written by AJR at 5 minutes and 31 seconds. It’s the end of the album, so it wraps up the entire album with a pretty little ribbon. Love the song, it’s all about the end of the Maybe Man’s life and his regrets and achievements.

“I wish I was me- Whoever that is- I could just be- And not give a ****- Hey I’ll be whatever makes you a fan- Cause I don’t know who the he** I am”

Overall, this is a beautiful album that I took way too much time writing about. I hope you enjoy The Maybe Man by AJR.

How To Make A Better Cake From A Box Mix

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I love baking. I love it, but rarely have the time for it. So, I use a good ol’ cake box mix when I can. Here is a way to elevate YOUR box mix so your family is drooling over your sweets.

Materials you will need:

  • Box mix of your choice (I used a red velvet box mix)
  • One 3.4 ounce box of INSTANT pudding mix. Make sure you choose a pudding flavor that goes with your cake mix (Vanilla->Vanilla, Chocolate/Red Velvet-> Chocolate, etc.)
  •  One cup of sour cream or plain greek yogurt (You don’t need much, get the smallest container)
  •  4 Eggs
  • ½ cup of water
  • ½ cup of vegetable/canola/olive (what ever you have) oil
  • 1 cup of chocolate chips if you choose chocolate or red velvet cake

For starters, just listen to the box mix for oven temperature. Put the first 6 ingredients in a bowl and mix on medium with an electric mixer. After that, pour the batter into your respected pan and bake for however long the cake box says.

Using these steps, your cake triples its moisture factor. They also become a lot thicker, making them GREAT bundt cakes.  I really recommend using these steps to make your cakes (or cupcakes) even tastier!

Five Feet Apart Book Review (SPOILER ALERT!!!)

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Five Feet Apart is a great book written by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis. It is a coming of age romance story similar to The Fault in Our Stars. It was a pretty good book. I had already seen the movie before reading it, but, like always, the book was much better.

Five Feet Apart centers around a girl named Stella who has cystic fibrosis, which is a disease that affects your lungs. While at the hospital for monitoring, she meets Will. He is the classic bad boy, the “you only live once” type. You can’t blame him though, he not only has cystic fibrosis, he also has Burkholderia cepacia, which is basically a death sentence.

The two of them meet at the hospital when Stella, our hyper-organized-wants-to keep-living protagonist, sees Will skip his vital treatments. Not only is he basically trying to die, he is one of the few patients on a special new experimental drug. Therefore, he is eliminating someone else’s chance for living too. Naturally, Stella is pissed about that so she doesn’t like him. Will, however, think she’s hot and interesting. The two of them officially meet and it’s a disaster. It’s so bad in fact that she gets him in trouble. 

Given the fact that Stella has been going to the same hospital for all of her life, she’s made a few friends there. In fact, her best friend, Poe, is a permanent resident at the hospital. Poe is a Colombian soccer-loving aspiring chef. In my opinion, he’s by far the best character in the book. Anyways, Stella complains about Will to Poe (which let’s all be real, sometimes we complain about people to our best friends). The two of them talk it out, and Stella gives Will a chance.

Eventually, Stella and Will make a deal. She will talk to him if he does his medication every day. Over time, they start to fall for each other. Cystic fibrosis is a serious illness that leads to the death of most patients, unless they get new lungs. To prevent infections and an even higher chance of death, patients with CF have to stay at least 6 feet from each other at all times. The two lovebirds hate that rule because they can never get physically close to each other. So, they modify the rule. They steal back a foot, making them FIVE feet apart. Get the title now?

As the book moves along, Stella and Will get caught together and their nurse, Nurse Barb, is NOT happy about that. She had seen couples like them before and they always ended in death. In her attempts to keep the two of them apart, they only grow closer. 

Then, it’s Will’s birthday! Yay! Stella sets up a scavenger hunt for him around the hospital, ending in a big dinner with her, Poe and two of his friends. Poe makes an amazing dinner and an astounding cake that everyone loves. And it’s all going great, right? How could this perfect moment possibly be ruined? Oh wait, we forgot about Nurse Barb. She crashes their party and everyone is sent back to their respective rooms for the night.

Suddenly, Stella hears the blaring emergency alarm. As she swarms around in panic, she learns that it was Poe’s room setting off the alarm. His heart had stopped. Much to my dismay and my tears, Poe died that night. It was awful. The worst part was that Stella, in all her sadness and fury, threw the glass jar of black truffles that Poe had given her into the wall, smashing it into pieces. Personally, I hate this part of the book because I loved Poe. 

After that, Stella goes kinda crazy. She becomes reckless and runs outside, taking Will with her. She wanted to go look at the holiday lights with the guy she liked. Stella broke tons of rules and was buried deep in her sorrow, when she got the text. New lungs had arrived for her. New lungs meant a new life, meant she could live a little before she died. But it also meant that she was living when Poe was not. Stella ignored the texts and calls. She then had the bright idea to go on the iced over lake. On the lake, Will learns about the lungs and wants to get her to the hospital immediately. She did not want to go though and whilst they were talking, the ice under Stella broke and she went plunging into the freezing water. Will jumps in to save her, and once he pulls her out of the water, he noticed that she wasn’t breathing. Willm performs CPR on her, knowing that he would probably give her b. cepacia and ruin her chances at the new lungs. After that, he calls Nurse Barb and they get back to the hospital. 

Stella gets her new lungs, and as she was looking for Will in her room, she realized that he wasn’t there. She gets a call on her phone from him to look out the window. There he was, standing in front of holiday lights just like she wanted. He told her that he had to leave for her, to protect her. The two of them share a heartfelt goodbye and Will disappears.

Fast forward to the epilogue, we see Stella traveling the world and who’s that in the airport. Oh my, it’s Will!!

This book almost made me cry, mainly the part about Poe to be honest. It’s a pretty cheesy book, but overall it’s very good. I recommend this book if you like the book The Fault in Our Stars or just any young romance novel.

Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis is available to checkout from the Mission Viejo Library. It is also available to download for free from Libby.

Book Review; Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

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Ok, hear me out, even the cover of this book is beautiful. This book is beautifully written to the point that when there was a huge plot twist, I screamed in disbelief. This book was a heartwarming romance novel that I got for Christmas, I would never ever pick this book out for myself. I never expected to be interested in a book whose whole genre is people making out, but this one was much deeper than that (of course there was still making out). 

To start off, I love the main character, Madeline. She is amazingly written, so I will give you three reasons why she is one of the most realistic characters I have read about lately.

  1. She’s biracial. As someone who is biracial, whenever I read about someone like me, I immediately fall in love with the book because there is not a lot of biracial representation. She is ½ Japanese and ½ Black. I like how her ethnicity wasn’t everything, that happens often in books.
  2. She’s not perfect. I know, I know, I know, every main character isn’t perfect, but a lot are, or at least, their flaws are glamorized. Madeline’s flaws are presented in such a way that they appear suddenly, but you know they are always there. It’s like this; Say you know someone is super self-centered. You can see a little bit of their self-centeredness in everything they do, so when they do something really selfish, it doesn’t surprise you. It’s like that.
  3. She’s relatable in a way that teenagers get. She is written for the readers, but she is so well written that you believe she could be one of the readers. She’s completely lovestruck, but it’s not all she is. She has a life beyond that. She’s a nerd, but only in a way where you have nothing but school and books. Madeline is a teenager through and through 

Now let me actually give you a book review, sorry about that little tangent.

Madeline is not allowed to leave her house, if she does she will probably die. Madeline has SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency), so she is basically allergic to the world. Almost everything could trigger a hospital visit. 

The only people that Madeline has contact with are her mother, her nurse (Carla, who is amazing by the way) and her architecture tutor, but even that is a rare thing. Madeline’s father and brother both died in a car accident when she was a baby, so she only has her mom.

Around her 18th birthday, Madeline gets new neighbors across the street. She is immediately star struck by the teenage boy, Olly. I don’t want to describe him in detail but let me just tell you that Madeline uses almost half a page describing him. The two of them hit it off and start emailing each other.

The book is really sweet and surprisingly chaotic at the end. I have never been in love, or even in like, but I think that Madeline and Olly’s relationship is an accurate representation of teenage romances. It’s a pretty good romance book that I would recommend. 

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon is available to check out from the Mission Viejo Library. It is also available to download for free from Libby.

Book Review: I am not your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

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I am pretty sure you can guess what this book is about just based on the title, it’s about a Mexican daughter who isn’t perfect. This book didn’t go the way I thought it would go, so here is an overview so no one gets bamboozled like me.

The book starts out at a funeral. Julia’s older sister, Olga, had died. Julia is still in a sort of shock, she’s not upset, just sad. While at the funeral, she sees all this family who never actually knew Olga. It makes her frustrated, but really makes Julia wonder if she knew her sister.

The book continues with Julia going into her sister’s room, but finding something she wasn’t expecting. I’m not going to go into detail because I don’t want to spoil the book, but let’s just say that she found something VERY awkward for any family member to find, let alone a latina girl.

After that, with the help of her best friend, Lorena, and Lorena’s friend, who let’s just say Julia didn’t love, Juanga, Julia digs deeper into her mysterious sister. All the while, she’s being berated and heckled by her mother for not being enough, not being perfect. 

Additionally, there is a super cute side romance between Julia and a boy she meets at a used bookshop. They are just adorable and have a decently healthy relationship.

This book was a pretty good read. I recommend it for teens older 14 or older because some of what the author tackles is more mature. There is also a lot of cursing. I think this book was deeper than you would expect, because it discusses pressure put on children born from immigrant families. I believe that the book would also be more confusing if you don’t speak Spanish or don’t have any experience in Hispanic households. Overall, a good read that can be enhanced by personal experiences.

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez is available to checkout from the Mission Viejo Library. It is also available to download for free from Libby.

Yummy: A History of Dessert by Victoria Grace Elliott

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This graphic novel is one smart cookie. This graphic novel was informative, but not boring and droning and was tasty to look at. I liked many things about this book, mainly its images and lessons.

The book is divided into different sections, or chapters, for different desserts. The desserts shown are

  • Ice cream
  • Cake
  • Brownies
  • Donuts
  • Pies
  • Gummies
  • Cookies 

And

  • Macaroons 

Something I liked about this book is how they presented the information. This book has three main characters who are called sprites. They are named Peri, Fee and Fada. I love their designs because the colors are really bubbly and the images are all really curved. Like bubble letters. Back to the information point, these characters talk all about the desserts. They do science labs, interviews with “famous bakers” (one of the sprites dress up in costumes), recipes and story times where they read legends of desserts. You would be surprised at how many dessert legends there are. 

Anyways, there are not many recipes for a dessert book, but I love how many things are included. The author added maps so you can find locations and a lot of different cultures! And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT. Cultures from all over the world are represented which was quite refreshing compared to other books.

To return back to my design compliments, this book has a really perky design. The colors are bright and dessert-like. The sprites are tiny and cute and all of the desserts look positively amazing. The design is impressive because the ilustrador had to draw dozens of desserts in the same format, which can be difficult to do.

To wrap it all up, I love this graphic novel. I thought it would be a bit boring because I normally don’t like non-fiction books, but this one was good. If you like baking, are interested in baking or just like looking at pretty drawings of food, I recommend this graphic novel for you!

Yummy: A History of Dessert by Victoria Grace Elliott are available to check out from the Mission Viejo Library. It is also available to download for free from Libby.

How to Make French Toast

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This summer, I started making my own breakfast almost every day. Apparently I have a high taste for food because I started making myself things like crêpes, waffles, omelets and FRENCH TOAST. I found this French toast recipe online, tweaked it a teeny tiny bit and eat it maybe once a week now. 

THE RECIPE

Prep Time: Approximately 2 minutes or less

Cook Time: Maybe 3-5 minutes

Ingredients

  • ⅓  cup of milk
  • 1 eggs
  • ½  teaspoon of vanilla extract (Optional) (I put it in for flavor and once did not have enough, but it was still delicious. I recommend putting the vanilla in)
  •  ≈ ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon (Optional) (I put more in and dust the toast while its cooking)
  • Salt (If you want, I dont put any)
  • 3 pieces of bread 
  • Butter to grease the pan

Step 1

Get all of your ingredients and whisk everything but the bread and butter together in a shallow bowl. (I use a cereal bowl)

Step 2

Butter your pan and heat over high heat

Step 3

Dunk your bread in your milk mixture for 3 seconds on both sides. I also sink the crusts.

Step 4

Move your bread onto your hot pan and lower the temperature to medium heat. Cook until the crusts are golden brown, (like the color of almonds or dulce de leche)

Step 5

EAT YOUR DELICIOUS CREATION. I prefer to top mine with maple syrup and more cinnamon.

I really like this recipe and think that it’s really easy to make while half asleep in the morning. I do recommend it for any people who like sweet breakfasts that don’t require much cooking.

“Marie Kondoing” Your Room

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Now, I am going to assume that not everyone knows who Marie Kondo is. Marie Kondo is a Japanese woman who has various TV shows and books about organization. My mother, along with many other moms, has watched one of her shows at one point or another. So when I talk about ¨Marie Kondoing¨ my room, I mean cleaning and organizing my room. Even though, and I will admit, I don’t particularly like cleaning/organizing in my free time, I did when I was super bored one day. The results of my cleaning, I am extremely happy about. So here are the pros of cleaning my room:

  • Less cluttered. It doesn’t feel suffocating to be in my room.
  • More space. There is more space for future items, and just space. The space is so nice to have in a room.
  • Getting rid of stuff. I found so much stuff in my room that I honestly have no idea was there. I found the container of an old marker making machine, a rock, empty paint tubes and a 3D pen. Random stuff. 
  • Finding things that I like. I found a pair of new(ish) shoes from my mother and a coil of LED lights.
  • Decorating. I used the stuff I found to decorate my closet and my desk

AND FINALLY

  • It makes me feel more calm and mature. My room feels lighter and it makes me feel less anxious. It makes me feel more chill.

The method I used to clean my room was the Marie Kondo way, which involves feelings. What you do is hold up each item and ask yourself, ¨Does this bring me joy? Does it have a purpose or a reason?¨ Doing this, I realized how much stuff I had that was useless and brought me no joy whatsoever. 

My now clean room makes me feel ready for the school year and all the stress that comes with it. I really recommend cleaning your room for a less cluttered mind and a more calm mindset. 

Books by Marie Kondo are available to check out from the Mission Viejo Library. It is also available to download for free from Libby.

Surfing Pros and Cons

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I LOVE SURFING! All summer, my family, my friends and I go surfing. Regardless of the fact that we have been surfing for years now, we still go to Doheny Beach because I have been teaching my friends to surf as well. After I teach and surf with my beginner friends, I always ask them if they liked it or not. Here are their (and my) pros and cons of surfing.

Pros

  • It’s refreshing. The cool water against the hot summer weather makes you feel nice and fresh.
  • Health benefits. During the summer, most people like to binge out and watch Netflix shows (I am literally doing that right now), but you do have to stay active. Surfing is a great way to get your exercise without going for a run or lifting weights. You have to paddle a lot which really helps your arms. Every summer that my brothers and I have surfed, we have come out with muscles on our arms. It also helps your balance, you have to stand up on a moving board. The amount of core strength and stability that you must have is surprising. 
  • Fun thing to do with friends. I love going out surfing with my friends. It is so fun to cheer when they catch a wave and, I am going to be honest here, make fun of them when they fall. You also get to talk and catch up a lot when you are waiting for the next set (lots of waves in a row).
  • Wildlife! Even though Doheny Beach is a closed off beach with the rock pier, wildlife still runs rampant. We have seen turtles, sting rays, sand sharks, sea lions, crabs, hermit crabs, sea slugs and so much more!!!! Surfing with sea turtles is the best thing and every surfer I have met has their own names for the 2 turtles that tend to swim by. My brothers and I affectionately call them Benjamin and Carl, but I have met someone who calls the Potato and other quirky names. With wildlife comes…
  • Respect for Mother Nature. My siblings and I grew up on the beach and have so much respect for nature. While surfing, we pick up every piece of plastic or trash we see floating around. We have learned to watch, but never touch the turtles. To pick up, but never take home or endanger the crabs. To never harm any wildlife. Respect for wildlife is very important and recently people have been acting more and more harsh towards Planet Earth. 
  • Life Skills. You get better posture and learn resilience. The posture comes from all of your standing on the moving board. Resilience is practiced when you fall off or don’t catch a wave, you have to try again. 

Cons

  • You wipe out. I’m just going to go ahead and say it; you will wipe out. You will get water up your nose and sand in places sand is not supposed to be. But you will also get the feeling of flying while you catch a wave. 
  • It’s crowded. No matter which beach you visit, it will be crowded. We live in Southern CA in the summer. You have to learn to live with the other surfers and children. It is worth it though, because sometimes you are the other surfer and/or child and you want to be safe.
  • It’s hot or cold. I hate wearing wetsuits, so for me the water is either freezing cold or nice. It could be so cold my arms turn red when I am paddling and my teeth chatter as I ride. The temperature outside can be so hot you feel as if you sunburn just stepping out of the car. It is worth it if you wear sunscreen and  take proper care of your skin. You also get a nice tan. 
  • You need to practice. Don’t expect to go out, catch a wave and stand up on your first try. Don’t even expect to stand up in your first week! It took me 3 weeks to stand up and 3 summers to catch MOST of the waves I wanted. You need to keep on practicing, however, it’s like riding a bike. You don’t forget how to surf, just how to be good at it.

I love surfing and think that more people should learn how. It’s a great way to hang out with friends, exercise and not get sweaty during the summer. I recommend learning how to surf!!

The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz

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The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz was a book I found while roaming the library. I impulsively threw it in my basket and am so happy I did that. I love this book and its sequel! It is absolutely amazing and one of my favorite books. The main topic of this book is immigration and the hardships it takes to immigrate safely. I actually found this topic really interesting and Alexandra Diaz immersed the reader very well.

The book centers around tween Jaime (Hay-meh) Rivera and his older cousin Ángela (An-juh-luh). After Jaime´s cousin (and Ángela´s brother), Miguel, gets viciously murdered by the local gang, they are forced to leave their home, family and life in Guatemala and travel to the United States of America, illegally. The Riveras sacrifice many things, but scrape up enough money to send their children in as much comfort as possible. Jaime and Angela get smuggled by a friend across the Guatemala-México border and have to embark on their journey through the giant Hispanic country.

Along the way, they meet some friends who are attempting the same journey, but they are from different countries. I really liked how Alexandra Diaz included immigrants from various Central American countries, including El Salvador and Honduras. Back to the point, Jaime and Angela meet their friends and continue getting farther into México. As more obstacles occur, Jaime and Angela fight and learn who they really want to be and who they are traveling for. They also continue to mourn Miguel as the book goes on, understandably.

This book is so good that I don’t want to spoil it at all, hence the short and vague summary. I especially like how Alexandra Diaz includes Spanish words, even if it’s just one here or there. I recommend this book for anyone whos parents, or themselves, have immigrated here and its sequel too. I hope you enjoy The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz!

The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz is available to check out from the Mission Viejo Library.