Thursday, December 1, 2016

We Were Here by Matt de la Pena

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Tania Sanjuan

Plot Summary 
Miguel is a 16 year old boy, who lives in Stockton, California. When he commits a crime, he gets sent to juvenile hall then transferred to a group home for 9 months. In the beginning of the book Miguel tells us a white lie on what crime he has committed, and continues to be stubborn throughout the story. He soon gets invited to escape the group home with another teen from the group named Mung. Their journey to Mexico opens the closet on Miguel and Mung's lives.

Critical evaluation
I rate this book a 10 out of 10. The main character Miguel is a big reason why I liked the book. Miguel is very stubborn and closed minded which makes you want to read the book more and more to see how he turns out in the end. Miguel doesn't like to tell a lot about his life to other people and pretends to not care for others but himself. Escaping the group home was a big challenge for Miguel because he wants to redeem himself for what he has done. 

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