Ganador del Christopher Isherwood Prize en 2022 BESTSELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES * RECOMENDADO POR JENNA BUSH EN SU CLUB DE LECTURA DEL TODAY SHOW Entre los 100 libros ms notables del 2022, de acuerdo con The New York Times. «En esta conmovedora autobiografa que no podrs soltar, un joven poeta relata la inolvidable historia de su desgarradora migracin hacia Estados Unidos desde El Salvador a los nueve aos, considerada 'el viaje mtico de nuestra era'. --Sandra Cisneros Viaje. Mis padres empezaron a usar esa palabra hace ms o menos un ao: "un da vas a hacer un viaje para estar con nosotros. Como una aventura". La aventura de Javier es una travesa de tres mil millas desde su pequeo pueblo en El Salvador, a travs de Guatemala y Mxico, hacia la frontera de Estados Unidos. Dejar atrs a sus queridos abuelos y su ta para reunirse con una madre que se fue cuatro aos atrs y con un padre al que prcticamente no recuerda. Al viajar solo, a excepcin de un grupo de extraos y un coyote contratado para guiarlos a salvo, Javier deba tardar solo dos semanas en llegar. A los nueve aos, todo lo que Javier puede imaginar es correr a los brazos de sus padres, acurrucarse en la cama entre ellos y vivir bajo el mismo techo otra vez. No puede prever los peligrosos trayectos en bote, las interminables caminatas por el desierto, las armas apuntndole, los arrestos y los engaos que le esperan. Tampoco sabe que esas dos semanas se alargarn hasta dos meses y le cambiarn la vida, junto a un grupo de extraos que acabar por cobijarlo como una familia improvisada. Una autobiografa tan apasionante como emotiva, Solito no solo nos ofrece un recuento ntimo e inmediato de un viaje sinuoso y casi imposible, sino la milagrosa bondad y el amor que se entrega en los momentos ms inesperados. Solito es la historia de Javier, pero es tambin la historia de millones ms que no tuvieron otra opcin ms que irse de casa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An Alex Award in 2022
Winner of the 2022 Christopher Isherwood Prize NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY - A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this "gripping memoir" (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family Among the 100 Notable Books of 2022 according to The New York Times. «A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migrationfrom El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir hailed as "the mythic journey of our era". --Sandra Cisneros Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago --"one day, you'll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure."
Javier's adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone except for a group of strangers and a "coyote" hired to lead them to safety, Javier's trip is supposed to last two short weeks. At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents' 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 a wait him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family. A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito not only provides an immediate and intimate account of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier's story, but it's also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.
Ganador del Christopher Isherwood Prize en 2022 BESTSELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES * RECOMENDADO POR JENNA BUSH EN SU CLUB DE LECTURA DEL TODAY SHOW Entre los 100 libros ms notables del 2022, de acuerdo con The New York Times. «En esta conmovedora autobiografa que no podrs soltar, un joven poeta relata la inolvidable historia de su desgarradora migracin hacia Estados Unidos desde El Salvador a los nueve aos, considerada 'el viaje mtico de nuestra era'. --Sandra Cisneros Viaje. Mis padres empezaron a usar esa palabra hace ms o menos un ao: "un da vas a hacer un viaje para estar con nosotros. Como una aventura". La aventura de Javier es una travesa de tres mil millas desde su pequeo pueblo en El Salvador, a travs de Guatemala y Mxico, hacia la frontera de Estados Unidos. Dejar atrs a sus queridos abuelos y su ta para reunirse con una madre que se fue cuatro aos atrs y con un padre al que prcticamente no recuerda. Al viajar solo, a excepcin de un grupo de extraos y un coyote contratado para guiarlos a salvo, Javier deba tardar solo dos semanas en llegar. A los nueve aos, todo lo que Javier puede imaginar es correr a los brazos de sus padres, acurrucarse en la cama entre ellos y vivir bajo el mismo techo otra vez. No puede prever los peligrosos trayectos en bote, las interminables caminatas por el desierto, las armas apuntndole, los arrestos y los engaos que le esperan. Tampoco sabe que esas dos semanas se alargarn hasta dos meses y le cambiarn la vida, junto a un grupo de extraos que acabar por cobijarlo como una familia improvisada. Una autobiografa tan apasionante como emotiva, Solito no solo nos ofrece un recuento ntimo e inmediato de un viaje sinuoso y casi imposible, sino la milagrosa bondad y el amor que se entrega en los momentos ms inesperados. Solito es la historia de Javier, pero es tambin la historia de millones ms que no tuvieron otra opcin ms que irse de casa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An Alex Award in 2022
Winner of the 2022 Christopher Isherwood Prize NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY - A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this "gripping memoir" (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family Among the 100 Notable Books of 2022 according to The New York Times. «A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migrationfrom El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir hailed as "the mythic journey of our era". --Sandra Cisneros Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago --"one day, you'll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure."
Javier's adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone except for a group of strangers and a "coyote" hired to lead them to safety, Javier's trip is supposed to last two short weeks. At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents' 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 a wait him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family. A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito not only provides an immediate and intimate account of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier's story, but it's also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.
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