Mateo is a young immigrant trying to cross the Mexico-Arizona border. When he’s able to get through the fence one night, border patrol chases him right into the path of Guillermo… a ghost who has spent most of his afterlife helping migrants cross the harsh Sonoran Desert. As Mateo works to trust someone he’s not even sure is there, they both start to open up to each other about their own journeys and the paths they’ve taken to lead them to where they are.

I’ll tell you what, it was really hard to put down this book and go back to work—I was enraptured every page. And both characters are just wonderful as the reader gets to know them. I particularly loved the air of Magical Realism with Guillermo as a ghost and… El Jefe helping out. Though, there were many dramatic moments that felt incredibly true-to-life as well! From both our titular characters facing immigration and deportation (and back), this graphic novel really speaks to the realities happening at the US southern border. 
 
A truly powerful read that is a solid 4 stars, I highly recommend this graphic novel to any and everyone! Dramatic, suspenseful, and full of history both of the past and near-present, Frontera is a wonderful American story about the search for home.

Thank you so much to the HarperCollins team at North Texas Teen Book Festival for giving out ARCs and making it possible for me to review this beautiful books!