Did this graphic novel make me cry? Yes, more than once! This graphic novel is about Mateo, who was born in Mexico but raised in the United States. He is deported to Mexico and wants to return to the US, his home. Mateo, who journeys alone to the US, hopes to return and to make it to the first day of his senior year of HS. With the help of locals and a ghost named Guillermo (a character who I loved 🥹), we follow Mateo’s journey. 

The artwork was beautiful, and I feel this graphic novel did a lovely job depicting the environmental impacts and humanitarian issues surrounding immigration. Stories like this always make me so emotional because I have experience working with undocumented minors. Each story is unique, but significant themes repeat in many of their stories.