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Alexandra diaz audio books, best sellers, author bio. They come from a path of violence into what they can only hope is a new world that is better. If you have holds on the shelf, they will be held until we reopen. Jaime, 11, and his older cousin, angela, leave their guatemalan village because the gang that killed angelas brother and jaimes best friend, miguel, when he refused to work for them is now turning its sights on the two of them. Oct 04, 2016 alexandra diaz is a cubanamerican spending her time between bath, england, santa fe, nm, and the rest of the world. Alexandra is the daughter of cuban refugees and lives in santa fe, new mexico, but got her ma in writing for young people at bath spa university in england. Inspired by true incidents, the only road tells an individual story of a boy who feels that leaving his home and risking everything is his only chance for a better life. Listen to the only road by alexandra diaz available from rakuten kobo.
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