Characters
Works in an indoor mushroom plant with no lunch breaks
Who is Arturo Rivera
Diaspora
population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin
The country the Rivera's migrate from
What is Mexico
Mayor's mom
Who is Celia Toro
Suffered a brain injury during a fall from a ladder.
Who is Maribel Rivera
all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation.
The country the Toro's migrate from?
What is Panama
Alma's husband
Who is Arturo Rivera
Falls for the new girl in town, terrible at soccer.
Who is Mayor Toro
Migrate
move to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
The state the novel takes place in?
What is Delaware
Maribel's boyfriend
Who is Mayor Toro
Overprotective mother who struggles with guilt about her daughter's brain injury.
Who is Alma Rivera
Futile
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
The place where the Rivera's first buy their groceries
What is the gas station
The man who shoots Arturo
Who is Garrett's dad
Teenage boy with a tattoo, harasses the new girl in town and causes a lot of drama.
Who is Garrett Miller
Naïve
showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
The indoor mushroom farm is in what state?
What is Pennsylvania
Mayor's older brother- really good at soccer