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Author Henríquez, Cristina.

Title The book of unknown americans : A novel / Cristina Henríquez.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. New York : Knopf, 2014. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2086 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB).
Summary "A triumph of storytelling. Henríquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams. This passionate, powerful novel will stay with you long after you've turned the final page." --Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk A boy and a girl who fall in love. Two families whose hopes collide with destiny. An extraordinary novel that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American. 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...
Note GMD: electronic resource.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Fiction.
Literature.
Other Form: Original 0385350848
ISBN 9780385350853 (electronic bk)
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