The Characters
The main character of the story
Who is Jaime
An unreasonable fear of something.
What is a phobia.
The country where the story starts.
What is Guatemala?
Creepy, unnatural, or disturbing.
What is eerie?
Where mama hides Jaime and Angela's money.
In the waist band of their jeans.
The main character's brother in the U.S.
Who is Tomas?
To remove something, like a tooth.
What is extract?
The reason why the family sends Angela and Jaime to the U.S.
What is gang threats?
Big, bulky, muscular
What is bulky?
He makes sure Jaime and Angela get a ride on the train.
Who is El Gordo?
He runs the shelter for immigrants.
Who is Padre Kevin
Very thirsty.
What is parched?
What Jaime and Angela do when they run short of money to cross the border.
They sketch pictures and mend clothes for gringos.
Dead
What is deceased?
He likes dog fights and eventually joins a gang.
Who is Rafa?
A childhood friend of Jaime's, he puts pressure on him to join the Alphas.
Who is Pulguita?
A chemical your produced by your body that makes your heart beat faster and gives you extra strength when you are afraid.
What is adrenaline?
Angela and Jaime prove this when they work for Senora Perez.
What is immigrants can work hard and are trustworthy.
The reasons why someone does something.
What are motives?
Who is Senora Perez?
He drives them to the border between Guatemala and Mexico.
Who is Poncho?
Not knowing facts or information that you should.
What is ignorant (ignorance).
The Mexican gang that raids the train.
What is Los Fuegos.
Looking guilty or responsible for something.
What is incriminating?
A fear Angela overcomes over the course of the story.