A brilliant and innovative take on an issue close to the hearts and minds of families who have one foot planted firmly on both sides of the border.
We know this story from the headlines, but up to now it has been unexplored literary territory..
This immigrant saga in reverse is a story of young people who must live with the reality of their parents\' dream.
Wopper\'s story unfolds as life in a rural village takes him in new and unexpected directions.
When he learns that his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, the future looks even more uncertain.
Now he has to move back to Michoacan. "But I haven\'t been there since I was a little kid," says Wopper, whose parents brought him to California when he was three years old.
Hernandez, author of Manana Means Heaven After Wopper Barraza\'s fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his immediate deportation.
It is a Deportation story in reverse: a bold re-envisioning with unexpected consequences, mystery, and insight."--Tim Z.
A brilliant and innovative take on an issue close to the hearts and minds of families who have one foot planted firmly on both sides of the border