Named a "New York Times "and "Washington Post" Notable Book, an NPR Great Read, "The Daily Beast"'s Novel of the Year, and a "Mother Jones, " Oprah.com, "School Library Journal, "and "BookPage" Best Book of the Year
When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras lea[...]
Dos familias cuyas esperanzas chocan con el destino. Y una extraordinaria novela que nos ofrece una poderosa y nueva definicion de lo que significa ser americano.
Arturo y Alma Rivera han vivido toda la vida en Mexico. Un dia, Maribel, la hija a la que tanto quieren, sufre un grave accidente y la[...]
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 M[...]
"A triumph of storytelling. Henriquez 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, aut[...]
A collection of tales set on the dusty streets and humid beaches of contemporary Panama introduces readers to several young people at emotional crossroads, from a man who can't commit to marriage to an American girl who stays with her grandparents while her parents divorce. A first collection. Repri[...]
When Alma Rivera arrives in Newark, Delaware she is brim full of the promise and possibilities of her new American home. Hope that her luminous daughter Maribel will be helped by the specialist education the US can provide, and faith that her husband Arturo will flourish in a country that celebrates[...]