The book of unknown Americans
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Published
[Westminster, Md.] : Books on Tape ; [New York] :, [2014].
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
9780804191449, 0804191441, 9780804191425, 0804191425
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (552 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Morris County Library - Adult Media | V HENR BUA | Available |
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Published
[Westminster, Md.] : Books on Tape ; [New York] :, [2014].
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9780804191449, 0804191441, 9780804191425, 0804191425
Notes
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
Duration: 9:12:00.
Participants/Performers
Various readers.
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Henríquez, C. (2014). The book of unknown Americans (Unabridged.). Books on Tape ; [New York] :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Henríquez, Cristina, 1977-. 2014. The Book of Unknown Americans. Books on Tape ; [New York].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Henríquez, Cristina, 1977-. The Book of Unknown Americans Books on Tape ; [New York], 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Henríquez, Cristina. The Book of Unknown Americans Unabridged., Books on Tape ; [New York] :, 2014.
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