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Alex Sanchez
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in as you go, especially around Diego’s self-harm and past abuse; agree that either of you can pause or skip ahead.
- Themes
- Anger and choices: Diego punches a classmate and is placed on probation; he begins working on controlling his anger. The plot connects Diego’s anger with a harmful choice and describes efforts to change, but does not establish how the story evaluates the causes or consequences.
- Trust and disclosure: Diego gradually opens up to probation officer Mr Vidas, including about cutting himself and secrets from his past. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The plot includes a punch, Diego cutting himself, and sexual abuse in his past. These difficult experiences may warrant a conversation before or during reading.