The Broke Hearts
Written by Matt Mendez
Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo, Lee Osorio, Zac Aleman and Raquel Beattie
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A year after losing their best friend, JD and Danny are still brokenhearted. JD’s impetuous decision to join the Air Force only makes him yearn for “before” more than ever. Danny, who’d rather paint murals than open a book and certainly never thought of himself as college material, makes the equally impulsive choice to do what Juan will never be able to and enrolls in a community college.
Danny’s father, The Sarge, is proud of him for the first time ever for living out Sarge’s own dream of being a first-generation college student, but Danny can’t shake the thought that it should be Juan, not him. And studying hasn’t gotten any easier for him despite his new academic goals. When Danny is on the verge of flunking out and JD gets notified of imminent deployment, the two are forced to confront their shared grief that led them to these paths. Can they learn to live lives that are their own in honor of Juan, rather than for him?
Editor's Note
Moving sequel…
In this sequel to Mendez’s “Barely Missing Everything,” JD and Danny struggle to move on a year after their friend, Juan, was killed by police. JD enlists in the Air Force and will soon be deployed, while Danny enrolls in community college. Both struggle with their choices and — ultimately — how to keep Juan’s memory alive without giving up on their own dreams. This El Paso-based story mines grief, friendship, coming of age, and art.
Matt Mendez
Like his characters, Matt Mendez grew up in central El Paso, Texas. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona and is the author of the short story collection Twitching Heart and young adult novels Barely Missing Everything and The Broke Hearts. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. You can visit him at MattMendez.com.
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