Cristina Henriquez - The Book Of Unknown Americans - 2014 [EN]

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"The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez" is a Unknown title in English, distributed as a EPUB file (2.2 MB). Written by Cristina Henríquez. The book spans approximately 250 pages with 75,827 words. A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" ( The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kind...

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CategoryBooks

LanguageEnglish (EN)

GenreYoung Adult Fiction

QualityEPUB

Size2.2 MB

Pages250

ArchivedSep 14, 2026

Synopsis

My father used to walk around the house in his socks and make speeches about everything. My cousins were over that night and I remember them all laughing at her. After my father died, when I was thirteen, it only got worse. I spent a long time after that feeling like I didn’t care about anything. That beach is filthy now, but back then people used to go swimming there and sunbathe on the sand. Her favorite was always that small Casco Viejo beach where we met.