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Barely Missing Everything
Barely Missing Everything | Matt Mendez
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There are moments when a story shakes you...Barely Missing Everything is one of those stories, and Mendez, a gifted storyteller with a distinct voice, is sure to bring a quake to the literary landscape. Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Pea, this heartbreaking, no-holds-barred debut novel told from three points of view explores how difficult it is to make it in life when youyour life, brown livesdont matter. Juan has plans. Hes going to get out of El Paso, Texas, on a basketball scholarship and make something of himselfor at least find something better than his mom Fabis cruddy apartment, her string of loser boyfriends, and a dead dad. Basketball is going to be his ticket out, his ticket up. He just needs to make it happen. His best friend JD has plans, too. Hes going to be a filmmaker one day, like Quinten Tarantino or Guillermo del Toro (NOT Steven Spielberg). Hes got a camera and hes got passionwhat else could he need? Fabi doesnt have a plan anymore. When you get pregnant at sixteen and have been stuck bartending to make ends meet for the past seventeen years, you realize plans dont always pan out, and that there some things you just cant plan for Like Juans run-in with the police, like a sprained ankle, and a tanking math grade that will likely ruin his chance at a scholarship. Like JD causing the implosion of his family. Like letters from a man named Mando on death row. Like finding out this man could be the father your mother said was dead. Soon Juan and JD are embarking on a Thelma and Louiselike road trip to visit Mando. Juan will finally meet his dad, JD has a perfect subject for his documentary, and Fabi is desperate to stop them. But, as we already know, there are some things you just cant plan for
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“Every moment between them was like this—an almost-something moment. Almost a fight. Almost a cease-fire. Almost the apocalypse.”

Three Mexican teens in El Paso trying to survive with hope and friendship: this story will capture your heart ♥️

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Alex and Nikole speculate what might happen this weekend when the WOW Teen Ambassadors chat with Matt Mendez. Join us Saturday, April 27 from 10am - noon for a discussion and signing. https://wowlit.org/event/wow-teen-reading-ambassadors-present-matt-mendez/ #WorldsofWords #YALit

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Mendez writes a brutal truth, leaving me feeling helpless in its grip. And yet, it‘s a breeze to read. I‘ll meet him for a second time in late April, and I might never move the conversation beyond, “Thank you.” #yalit

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