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DESCRIPTION:Join us on the third Thursday of the month to discuss a dynamic mix of fiction and nonfiction. This month's selection is Solito: A Memoir \;by Javier Zamora. \;\n\nSummary: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 Zamora’s adventure is a 3\,000 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 amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety\, Javier expects his trip 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 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."\n\nAge 18 and up. Please register.\nImage URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/mcpl/ELLETTSVILLEBOOKGROUPSOLITOSQ_171A261D.JPEG
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Join us on the third Thursday of the month to discuss a dynamic mix of fiction and nonfiction. This month's selection is Solito: A Memoir \;by Javier Zamora. \;
Summary:
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.” \; \;
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"Javier Zamora’s adventure is a 3\,000 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 amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety\, Javier expects his trip 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 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."
Age 18 and up. Please register.
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TITLE:Ellettsville Book Group: Solito: A Memoir
SUMMARY:Ellettsville Book Group: Solito: A Memoir
LOCATION:Ellettsville Branch at Ellettsville Meeting Room B
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