The Maldonado Miracle

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Summary: I liked this one
Review: I really liked this book. I thought that Jose was a great character. I would recommend this to my friends.

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Summary: The Maldonado Miracle
Review: Maldonado lives in Mexico. His friend and himself try to get across the boarder to Mexico. While trying to get across the boarder his friend, his dog, and himself have to crawl through a small passage way to get to the other side without being caught by the guards at the boarder. After he gets pass the boarder safely, he gets back into the truck and drives to a shack and they stay they for several nights. I would not recommend this book to other for many BAD reasons. The book was very boring and I thought that everything in the book was very stupid.

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Summary: the maldonado miracle
Review: not very well written, character development mediocre

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Summary: Running Scared.
Review: THE MALDONADO MIRACLE is a story about a fourteen year-old boy named Jose who becomes an illegal immigrant to the United States to meet up with his father. Jose's mother died four months before the story began and Jose's father, Maldonado, has gone to the U.S. to find work and a place to stay. After getting settled in, he sends for Jose.

Jose is forced to sell everything he has, except for his dog Sanchez, to make the illegal trip across the border. When he arrives at the place he is supposed to meet Maldonado, he learns that his father has been sent elsewhere and will not be back for sometime. Jose is then sent to a migrant worker camp to await until his father returns. While there a man attempts to rape Jose, but is severely wounded by Sanchez. Afraid that they will shoot his dog, Jose flees. He recieves a puncture wound along the way and spends the night in an old church, not realizing that his blood had dripped upon a statue of Jesus. Jose leaves the next morning, but soon all of Southe-western California is flocking to the mission at San Ramon to see the miracle. When Jose learns of this, is forced with a decsion to tell the truth and possibly be deported or let many people live in a lie.

THE MALDONADO MIRACLE is not a spectacular piece of work. However, the plot is good and the characters of Jose, Giron, and Father Lebeon are fairly well developed. The story seems to move slowly, but in fact it does not. It is written in a style that Hispanics actually live life, slow and steady with no rush. The book raises some issues about illegal aliens and their treatment in and outside of this country and it also has something to say about faith.

Overall, not too bad of a book that has some important messages to say. Reading THE MALDONADO MIRACLE is a nice way to spend a lazy afternoon.

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Summary: THIS BOOK SUCKS
Review: This book is the most boring book I have read in my life, my cousin had to do a book report on this book and he asked me to help him with it,being the nice guy I am I helped him and before I even reached the second chapter I was begging my cousin to get another book. This is basically a boring story about a mexican boy named Jose who goes out looking for his freedom whatever but finds himself lost stranded in the middle of nowhere. Im not even going to write anymore because no one else (except my cousin) would even think about reviewing this book. I recomend this book to people who like Lifetime original movies, slow paced, exagerated details, and a Disney channel storyline.

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Summary: The Maldonado Miracle
Review: This is real life for some children. I thought this was a fantastic book, very realistic.

I would recommend this book to all of my students.

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Summary: Beautiful Reality
Review: This is real life for some children. I thought this was a fantastic book, very realistic.

I would recommend this book to all of my students.