We Were Here by Matt de la Pena

I liked this story.  I'm not so sure it will appeal to the average teen or the average anybody, for that matter.  I found it a very moving story of a young boy, Miguel, who winds up in a group home for something he did which isn't revealed (well, not revealed by the character) until the end of the book.  Over the course of the book Miguel discovers a lot about himself as he builds relationships with a couple of other young men who go awol from the group home and attempt to make their way to Mexico.
Kim F