Valentín a Medias (Half-Hearted Valentine)
Written by Enrique Escalona
Published by Planeta Publishing
Una historia para mirar otra arista de la migración.
La vida de Valentín quedó partida a la mitad una noche de viernes. Con el filo de un hacha, el crimen cortó los lazos que le unían a su escuela, a sus amistades, a su país. Tuvo que escapar, junto a su familia, hacia un lugar seguro. Ha llegado a Francia. Ahí no tiene amigos y no parece que vaya a tenerlos. En México, lo buscan sus enemigos.
La solución se esconde donde se juntan sus dos patrias.
A story to look at another side of migration.
Valentin’s life was cut in half one Friday night. With the edge of an axe, crime severed the ties that bound him to his school, to his friends, to his country. He had to flee with his family to safety. He has arrived in France. He has no friends there and it doesn’t look like he’s going to have any. In Mexico, his enemies are looking for him.
The solution lies where their two homelands meet.
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Publication Date: February 2025
Available As: Paperback
Middle Grade, Age 12 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Multilingual: Spanish, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Gang Violence, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault, Trigger Warning: Graphic Violence
Setting: France
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Refugee
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