Enrique's Journey The True Story of a Boy's Determined to Reunite with His Mother

Name: Enrique's Journey The True Story of a Boy's Determined to Reunite with His Mother
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ISBN: 9781400062058

ISBN-10: 1400062055

ISBN-13: 9781400062058

Edition: 2006

Authors: Sonia Nazario

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In this astonishing true story, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. When Enrique is five years old, his mother, Lourdes, too poor to feed her children, leaves Honduras to work in the United States. The move allows her to send money back home to Enrique so he can eat better and go to school past the third grade. Lourdes promises Enrique she will return quickly. But she struggles in America. Years pass. He begs for his mother to come back. Without her, he becomes lonely and troubled. When she calls, Lourdes tells him to be patient. Enrique despairs of…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/21/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 5.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Map: Enrique's Journey from Tegucigalpa to Nuevo Laredo


Prologue



The Boy Left Behind



Seeking Mercy



Facing the Beast



Gifts and Faith



On the Border



A Dark River, Perhaps a New Life



The Girl Left Behind


Afterword: Women, Children, and the Immigration Debate


Notes


Acknowledgments