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1. Thwart- Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
2. bewildered- Cause someone to become perplexed and confused
3. Dotes- Be extremely and uncritically fond of
4. Scrimped- Be thrifty of parsimonious; economize
5. surrogate mother- someone trying to take a role of a mother
6. Introverted- of, denoting, or typical of an introvert
7. sullying- Damage the purity or integrity of; defile
8. Jimmies- A short crowbar used by a burglar to force open a window or door
9. Odyssey- A journey
10. Salvation- Preservation of deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss

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He is Enrique uncle in the book. he and Enrique are very close and they would always talk, but he evaully dies from a gang member.

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Maria is Enrique girlfriend she is one of the main character in chapter one. she has family problems just Enrique but she doesn't do drugs like he does.

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She lived in Honduras but moved to the united states for better job and money. She stays in California trying to get money for her kids but is very hard for her because people ain't paying her good.

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She is one of the main character in chapter one. She is the sister of Enrique and she is older then his his brother who is struggling

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He is the main character in the book. He lives in Honduras with a very poor family trying to get money any way they can, but the most impotent to him is to see his mother again.

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"God, all these years, l have asked you for only one thing: to be with my children again. she hands over another $700" (19)

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"That random gang shooting. La muerte nunca te avisa cuando viene, Lourdes says"(16)

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"Lourdes takes the one job available: work as a fichera at a long beach bar called El Mar Azul Bar #1"(15)

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"I thought you had died, girl!Maria Edelmira says when she finally does call"(12)

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"After school, Enrique sells tamales and plastic bags of fruit juice from a bucket hung in the crook of his arm "tamarindo pina!" he shouts"(11)

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"Lourdes crosses into the United States in one of the largest immigrant waves in the country's history''(8)

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¨When her mood turns dark, her grandmother warns the other childern in the house, !portense bien porque la marea anda brava! you better, behave, because the sea are choppy¨(10)

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¨La muerte nunca te avisa cuando viene¨(16)

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¨Lourdes can´t buy milk or diapers or take her daughter to the doctor when she get sick¨(15)

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¨How did my mom get to the United States¨ (19)