I honestly only picked this book because I thought the cover was interesting. However, this book was so much more than I thought it would be. (I also learned a lot of Spanish from this book, haha). Efren is a normal seventh grader, straight As and a perfect attendance record. He has everything anyone could wish for— caring parents, annoying yet cute siblings, and a best friend, David (sometimes referred to as “El Periquito Blanco” due to the colorful clothes he wears). Well, he might be poor, but his Ama (mom) makes it feel like the house is bigger than it seems with her joyful attitude, her strong hands, and her care for the family. Until one day. Efren was helping David with his campaign posters (David had decided to run for president). He arrived home late but when he entered his house, something was wrong. The twins (Max and Mia, his siblings) were missing. At first he assumed that Ama had brought them back to the playground to play, so he didn’t ponder it for too long. After reading for over an hour, though, he started to get worried. Thats when he realized Ama was missing, after discovering a note that said his neighbor had the twins. His Ama had been DEPORTED, meaning she was now across the border in Mexico taken by the ICE because she wasn’t a “true citizen” in the United States. Life got harder for Efren after that. Taking care of the twins HIMSELF, with his father working overtime to earn money, having to make food and earn money, and still help his friend manage his campaign. Lots of things happen in between here and I won’t spoil it for you… however this is an amazing and heartwarming book and my heart really ached when Efren couldn’t tell the truth about Ama getting deported to Max and Mia, when David told Efren he didn’t want to be friends with him anymore, sympathized when so many loved ones in Efren’s life was deported… I think you’ll have a fun time reading this book. :)

This book sounds very interesting and I would love to be able to read this! Magic and superpowers have always interested me, and I think this book will do just that!

1. German. 2. Taser. 3. Strawberry. 4. Piano. 5. Guitar, I want to learn but am not allowed to because it is expensive.

Marvel is THE BEST!

Mine is Slytherin!

I want to win because I love to read. I don't have much time to read because of school but I would like to explore new books whenever I can, and this book seems interesting, so I would love to win!

I am in the middle of watching it and I love it so far!

Lucky! I've always wanted to go to Hawaii! I love traveling so much. It's practically my dream to travel the world. The rest of my family doesn't care much, so we don't get out much and this break is pretty much going to be very boring. Hope you have fun!