The book of unknown Americans
By: Cristina Henríquez
Publisher: Bond Street Books, Doubleday Canada
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780385680738; 9780385680752
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Families; Fiction; Hispanic Americans; American Dream; Children with disabilities
Description: "Arturo and Alma Rivera have lived their whole lives in Mexico. One day, their beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter, Maribel, sustains a terrible injury, one that casts doubt on whether she'll ever be the same. And so, leaving all they have behind, the Riveras come to America with a single dream: that in this country of great opportunity and resources, Maribel can get better. When Mayor Toro, whose family is from Panama, sees Maribel in a Dollar Tree store, it is love at first sight. It's also the beginning of a friendship between the Rivera and Toro families, whose web of guilt and love and responsibility is at this novels core"--Jacket.
Notes: Issued also in electronic format.