Overview
A young poet tells the inspiring story of hisĀ migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in thisĀ āgripping memoirā (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family. Ā
Finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction ā¢ One of the New York Public Libraryās Ten Best Books of the Year
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence and the PEN/Open Book Award
āI read Solito with my heart in my throat and did not burst into tears until the last sentence. What a person, what a writer, what a book.āāEmma Straub
āA riveting tale of perseverance and the lengths humans will go to help each other in times of struggle.āāDave Eggers
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Vulture, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews
Trip. My parents started using that word about a year agoāāone day, youāll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.ā Ā
Javier Zamoraās adventure is aĀ three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and acrossĀ the U.S. border.Ā He will leave behindĀ his beloved aunt and grandparentsĀ to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling aloneĀ amidĀ a group of strangers and a ācoyoteā hired to lead them to safety, JavierĀ expects hisĀ tripĀ toĀ last two short weeks.
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At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parentsā arms, snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee the perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
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A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito providesĀ an immediate and intimate accountĀ not onlyĀ of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but alsoĀ ofĀ the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is JavierĀ ZamoraāsĀ story, but itās also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.
This book title, Solito (A Memoir) - 9780593498088, ISBN: 9780593498088, by Javier Zamora, published by Random House Publishing Group (June 6, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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