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A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this "gripping memoir" (NPR) of bravery

"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction

Ranging from the mouth-wateringly memorable to the comfortingly domestic and to the infuriatingly inedible

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