We read this book for our book club a few years ago and everyone was deeply moved by it. My son now has to read it for his high school Language Arts class so I am reading it again. The insight that this author has to the challenges, grief, and sadness to make it from Mexico to this country is daunting, to say the least. The book moves along like a novel until you remember, oh wow, this is NONfiction! I highly suggest this book!