A review by dlberglund
The Weight of All Things by Sandra Benítez

4.0

Based on events that happened in the civil war in El Salvador, the story is heartbreaking. It is told through the eyes of eight year old Nicolas, who maintains a certain innocent view of the world even as he learns to be pragmatic and prepared in the face of war. He walks right into the conflict on the first few pages of the book, and when he makes his way back to his home village alone, the war finds him. Powerful, and perhaps inspired by a particular person's true story.