Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times articles, Enrique\'s Journey is a timeless Story of families torn apart, the yearning to be together again, and a boy who will risk his life to find the Mother he loves. -- Newsday.
Sonia Nazario is] amazingly thorough and intrepid. . . -- The Christian Science Monitor A] prodigious feat of reporting . a Story begging to be told. . . -- Entertainment Weekly Gripping and harrowing .
Nazario\'s impressive piece of reporting turns] the current immigration controversy from a political Story into a personal one. . . .
As an adventure narrative alone, Enrique\'s Journey is a worthy read. . . -- People (four stars) Stunning . as harrowing as it is heartbreaking. . . -- The Washington Post Book World A] searing report from the immigration frontlines .
It\'s about home.
It\'s about family.
Enrique\'s Journey is about love. . .
Praise for Enrique \'s Journey Magnificent .
If you are going to read only one nonfiction book this year, it has to be this one.
As Isabel Allende writes: This is a twenty-first-century Odyssey.
But he pushes forward, relying on his wit, courage, hope, and the kindness of strangers.
Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops.
Enrique\'s Journey recounts the unforgettable quest of a Honduran boy looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States.
An astonishing Story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and more--the definitive edition of a classic of contemporary America Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature photography, this page-turner about the power of family is a popular text in classrooms and a touchstone for communities across the country to engage in meaningful discussions about this essential American subject.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times articles, Enrique\'s Journey is a timeless Story of families torn apart, the yearning to be together again, and a boy who will risk his life to find the Mother he loves
