![]() ![]() Osterlund offers a believable and touching relationship between two protagonists readers will come to believe belong together.ĭespite the hardship of immigrating to the United States from Mexico in elementary school, Salvador “Salva” Resendez, now a senior, is a straight-A student and the star quarterback of his football team. ![]() ![]() Many teens who also face pressure from thei r family or society will instinctively relate to the story’s message: life isn’t always about po pularity and grades, and sometimes the people who love you don’t know what’s be st. Along with a solid story, this also delves into issues of culture and race. In this Romeo and Juliet–esque story, told in alternating chapters, Osterlund creates a painfully real tale about two teenagers going against an unrelenting world. Beth helps Salva discover what his dreams really are, but they both learn that you can’t always get what you want unless you’re willing to give up something else. Straight-A student, student body president, and football star, Salva has it all until he begins to notice talented writer Beth Courant. He works hard to achieve his dreams, or at least, to achieve the dream his parents want for him. ![]() Salva Resendez came to the United States from Mexico as a child. “ By the end of the book I had tears running down my face and I definitely needed some tissues with this one.” ![]()
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