Philomel

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We Are Not From Here

We Are Not From Here is a stunning, visceral and deeply moving read about three teens forced to leave home in search of safety and a better life.

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Review of ‘We Are Not From Here’

Jenny Torres Sanchez’s fifth young adult novel, We Are Not From Here, is an unforgettable story of three teens forced to leave their homeland in search of safety and the possibility of a better life.

In the town of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Pequeña is laboring to give birth to an unplanned baby. Her friends, Pulga…

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