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Liked It “Mr. Freshwater: Into the Beautiful North is the story of three nineteen year old girls from a small Mexican village who decide to take on the narcos who have taken over their town. Because all the men in town have left to find work in the United States, they devise a plan to cross the U.S. border...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It“This book was humorous but it just didn't grab me.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This book was humorous but it just didn't grab me.”
pat m wrote this review Tuesday, February 19, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Mr. Freshwater: Into the Beautiful North is the story of three nineteen year old girls from a small Mexican village who decide to take on the narcos who have taken over their town. Because all the men in town have left to find work in the United States, they devise a plan to cross the U.S. border to recruit their own gang of Mexican men who they will then bring back to Mexico to fight for the freedom of their home town. Along the way, they meet or are reacquainted with a cast of colorful characters that shed light on the history of their town, Mexico, the United States, and most of all, their passage from child to adulthood. I think this book would be a great read for our students since it touches on modern Mexican issues, the complicated relationship of Mexico and the United States, as well as young adulthood within this context.”
ASFG Summer Read wrote this review Saturday, February 9, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I had high hopes for this book, but it was just ok. ”
Heather C wrote this review Thursday, January 3, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Silly writing. Bleah! Quit after 50 impossible pages.”
paula m wrote this review Friday, March 16, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Funny, Poignant. Luis Urrea is becoming one of my favorite writers!”
Lorrie L wrote this review Sunday, January 15, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed the point of view of this book. Urrea captures the feeling of a Pueblo in Mexico acurately. How do I know? I have spent quite a bit of time in a little ejido near Tula, Tamaulipas, Mexico.”
sra. Davis wrote this review Monday, June 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the only novel I've heard of or read that prominently features my hometown of Kankakee, Illinois. In fact, the place where I had my first job (Kankakee Public Library) ends up being a pivotal location for the protagonist Nayeli. Nayeli leaves her tiny unmapped town of Tres Camarones to come to the Las Unaites and find a crew of "Seven Samurai" to help save her town from drug dealers since most of the men in her town have left for work in "el norte." This is a journey story that shows the strength of Nayeli boosted by Tía Irma and her friends Yolo, Vampi, and Tacho.
tbetty wrote this review Saturday, August 27, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
As a sidenote, Mary-Jo Johnston and several librarians from the Kankakee Public Library were the basis for the character who helps Nayeli at the library. Detective Aurelio Garcia of Kankakee Police was the basis for the character who speaks with Nayeli and Mary-Jo.”
“I'd give this 3 and 1/2 stars. It took me awhile to get into, but I ended up enjoying it. I LOVED the characters! It read like a movie, which I'd go to see if that ever happens!”
Becky B wrote this review Sunday, June 19, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved this book”
lidia m wrote this review Tuesday, May 24, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book was my very favorite because it caught my attention and it talked about how us Mexicans try cross over the the United States and cann't or try and get caught. It hit home to lots of girls in my school because family members and/or friends have done or have lived to do what these kids did. Naiely was such a strong girl and succeed her goal on tring to find her dad and going so far from where she was from. They went through a lot of struggle and rough times on there way to the U.S.”
stephanie a wrote this review Tuesday, May 24, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
