| Author |
Henríquez, Cristina.
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| Title |
The book of unknown americans : a novel / Cristina Henriquez. |
| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| OCLC |
9780385350853 |
| ISBN |
9780385350853 |
| Publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2014. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
Other
Subject heading/s |
FICTION / Literary.
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Fiction.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Electronic books.
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| Restrictions |
Access restricted to subscribing institutions. Single user license access. |
| Summary |
A dazzling, heartbreaking page-turner destined for breakout status: a novel that gives voice to millions of Americans as it tells the story of the love between a Panamanian boy and a Mexican girl: teenagers living in an apartment block of immigrant families like their own. After their daughter Maribel suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras leave Mexico and come to America. But upon settling at Redwood Apartments, a two-story cinderblock complex just off a highway in Delaware, they discover that Maribel's recovery-the piece of the American Dream on which they've pinned all their hopes-will not be easy. Every task seems to confront them with language, racial, and cultural obstacles. At Redwood also lives Mayor Toro, a high school sophomore whose family arrived from PanamA fifteen years ago. Mayor sees in Maribel something others do not: that beyond her lovely face, and beneath the damage she's sustained, is a gentle, funny, and wise spirit. But as the two grow closer, violence casts a shadow over all their futures in America. Peopled with deeply sympathetic characters, this poignant yet unsentimental tale of young love tells a riveting story of unflinching honesty and humanity that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be an American. An instant classic is born. |
| Source of Description |
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed January 23, 2014). |
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