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The book of unknown Americans a novel

Henríquez, Cristina 1977- (Author).

Summary: A dazzling, heartbreaking page-turner destined for breakout status: a novel that gives voice to millions of Americans as it tells the story of the love between a Panamanian boy and a Mexican girl: teenagers living in an apartment block of immigrant families like their own. After their daughter Maribel suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras leave Mexico and come to America. But upon settling at Redwood Apartments, a two-story cinderblock complex just off a highway in Delaware, they discover that Maribel's recovery-the piece of the American Dream on which they've pinned all their hopes-will not be easy. Every task seems to confront them with language, racial, and cultural obstacles. At Redwood also lives Mayor Toro, a high school sophomore whose family arrived from Panama fifteen years ago. Mayor sees in Maribel something others do not: that beyond her lovely face, and beneath the damage she's sustained, is a gentle, funny, and wise spirit. But as the two grow closer, violence casts a shadow over all their futures in America. Peopled with deeply sympathetic characters, this poignant yet unsentimental tale of young love tells a riveting story of unflinching honesty and humanity that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be an American. An instant classic is born.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0804191425
  • ISBN: 9780804191425
  • ISBN: 0804191441 :
  • ISBN: 9780804191449 :
  • Physical Description: 8 audio discs (552 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
    sound disc
  • Publisher: [Westminster, MD] : Books on Tape ; [New York] : Random House Audio, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Title from web page.
Compact discs.
Duration: 9:12:00.
Participant or Performer Note:
Various readers.

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Subject:
Delaware -- Fiction
Immigrants -- Fiction
Teenagers -- Fiction
Genre:
Romance fiction.
Audiobooks on CD.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Westchester Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bedford Free Library CD FIC HEN (Text) 31002150735172 Audiobook Available -
Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library CD FICTION HENRIQUEZ (Text) 31025152225272 Audiobook Available -
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