370 pages · Released 2009 · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Content report card
We Were Here parent’s guide: what’s inside
Medium confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
None · 0/5
What it offers
Educational value
Some · 2/5
A note for parents
We Were Here is a young adult novel about three boys in a group home who escape and travel down the California coast together. While the story centers on friendship, resilience, and redemption, it deals with serious themes including trauma, the event that lands Miguel in the system, and the struggles of at-risk youth. The book contains moderate language, some violence, and references to substance use, making it more appropriate for mid-to-older teens.
Haunted by the event that sentences him to time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with two unlikely companions and together they begin their journey down the California coast hoping to get to Mexico and a new life.Haunted by the event that sentences him to time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with two unlikely companions and together they begin their journey down the California coast hoping to get to Mexico and a new life.
