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Love, Danger, Homecomings & Heart β€” Your June Reading Escape Starts Here

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One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.


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He’s stubborn. She’s tougher. His kid? Already picked the bride.


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A small-town second chance wrapped in danger, desire, and Sharon Sala heart.


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She came home to save the ranch… and found the cowboy she never forgot.


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From reality TV heartbreak to real-life reinvention.


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A missing twin. A deadly cartel. One K-9 team caught in the crossfire.


We Were Here by Matt de la Pena

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Also by Matt de la Pena:

Superman: Dawnbreaker, March 2019
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Love, January 2018
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The Hunted, May 2015
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Last Stop on Market Street, January 2015
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The Living, November 2013
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I Will Save You, November 2011
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We Were Here, September 2010
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Mexican Whiteboy, January 2010
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Ball Don't Lie, March 2007
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WE WERE HERE
By: Matt de la Pena

Ember
September 2010
On Sale: September 14, 2010
356 pages
ISBN: 0385736703
EAN: 9780385736701
Kindle: B002RLBKSQ
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Young Adult

When it happened, Miguel was sent to Juvi. The judge gave him a year in a group homeβ€”said he had to write in a journal so some counselor could try to figure out how he thinks. The judge had no idea that he actually did Miguel a favor. Ever since it happened, his mom can’t even look at him in the face. Any home besides his would be a better place to live.

But Miguel didn’t bet on meeting Rondell or Mong or on any of what happened after they broke out. He only thought about Mexico and getting to the border to where he could start over. Forget his mom. Forget his brother. Forget himself.

Life usually doesn’ t work out how you think it will, though. And most of the time, running away is the quickest path right back to what you’re running from.

From the streets of Stockton to the beaches of Venice, all the way to the Mexican border, We Were Here follows a journey of self-discovery by a boy who is trying to forgive himself in an unforgiving world.

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