A propulsive, compelling, and unsparing novel set in the grimly violent world of the human and drug trade on the US-Mexican border.
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Crafted with poetry and cinematic pace and narrated with cold fury, Saint Death is a provocative tour de force from three-time Printz Award honoree Marcus Sedgwick.
Hovering over his story is the unsparing divinity Santa Muerte, Saint Death--and the relentless economic and social inequalities that haunt the border between Mexico and its rich northern neighbor.
To help his friend, Arturo must face the remorseless world of drug and human traffickers that surrounds him, and contend with a murky past.
But his friend Faustino is in trouble: he\'s stolen money from the narcos to smuggle his girlfriend and her baby into the US, and needs Arturo\'s help to get it back.
On the outskirts of Juarez, Arturo scrapes together a living working odd jobs and staying out of sight.
A propulsive, compelling, and unsparing novel set in the grimly violent world of the human and drug trade on the US-Mexican border
