"Seven-year-old juan lives in guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears ..."Seven-year-old juan lives in guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears grandmother will say no.