A deported teen crosses the deadly Sonoran Desert guided by a ghost in this supernatural YA graphic novel about migration and home.
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A deported teen crosses the deadly Sonoran Desert guided by a ghost in this supernatural YA graphic novel about migration and home.
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2024 Eisner Award Nominee for Best Publication for Teens 2024 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2024 Children's Book Council's Young Adults' Favorites Award 2024 Texas Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo, in a supernatural borderland odyssey by debut graphic novelists Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo. As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No evidence found in available sources
Violence & gore
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Border Patrol and militia pursuits; desert peril; implied migrant deaths
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Mild spiritual undertones around ghosts and the afterlife
Magic & witchcraft
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Ghost companion and mystical jaguar helpers central to the journey
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content; ghosts framed as fantasy
Political content
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Central themes of immigration, border enforcement, and migrant struggle
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Deportation trauma, racism, and systemic migrant suffering depicted
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