82 pages • 2 hours read

The Only Road

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

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1. Padre Kevin is a religious leader with his own church, and he assists the migrants with food and shelter. These things would demonstrate that he is a good person, but he also cooperates with El Gordo, who is clearly a bad person. (Various chapters)

2. La bestia means “the beast.” The trains have great power in the lives of the migrants, and they can also be very dangerous, even sometimes appearing to “eat” unlucky migrants. (Various chapters)