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The Living

by Matt de la Peña

Middle grade · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 730L · 311 pages · 2013

Why we'd hand it over

A rare middle-grade novel that treats immigration and survival without didacticism—the tension feels real and the protagonist's moral choices matter.

Where to get it

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