This book falls perfectly into my Blog's theme of embracing diversity and welcoming the reader into the life of an immigrant family and a first-generation American boy. The author described the diversity in Efren's school, community, and friendship with his best friend, David. In the book, Efren faces many adult challenges during this emotional, trying, and unstable time, forcing him to grow up. The author does an amazing job at descriptively introducing the reader to Efren’s life and tying this into the challenges he faces later in the book. Ernesto brought various elements to the story to draw in the reader. Ernesto carefully weeded details about Efren's life into the story to allow the reader to have a first person look at the experiences, fears and struggles many immigrants and first generation American’s face in today’s world. The book really brought an enlightenment to the reader of Mexico, their native struggles and even gave insight on various reasons and prospective on why immigrants move to America and several immigrant stories.
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