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De donde venimos : una novela / Oscar Cásares ; traducción de Guillermo Arreola.

Cásares, Oscar, 1964- (author.). Arreola, Guillermo, (translator.).

Summary:

"A dazzling novel about a Mexican-American family in Brownsville, Texas, which, through an act of compassion, ends up being involved in the trafficking of Mexican immigrants to the United States. At a distance, many border cities between the United States and Mexico are reputed to be dangerous-aside from the drug traffickers, and the other border patrol agents-and Brownsville is no exception. But for Orly, a twelve-year-old boy, it's simply where her godmother lives, Nina-and where her father sends her to spend the summer with her after the sudden death of her mother. For Nina, Brownsville is the city where she grew up, met and lost her first and only love, and ended up staying, dismissing departing relatives and witnessing the deterioration of their neighborhood. It is the place where she has buried her secrets and where she now hides an even bigger one: she is hiding a young migrant named Daniel, who has crossed the border fleeing danger, only to find greater dangers on the other side. Separated from the violent traffickers who crossed him, and pursued by the authorities, Daniel has to remain completely invisible, hidden in the back of Nina's house. But when Orly discovers his presence, the children's immediate connection-and their shared desire to be independent-puts them all at risk of being discovered."
«Una deslumbrante novela sobre una familia mexicano-americana en Brownsville, Texas, que, por un acto de compasión, acaba involucrada en el tráfico de inmigrantes mexicanos a los Estados Unidos. A distancia, muchas ciudades fronterizas entre los Estados Unidos y México tienen fama de ser peligrosas --a un lado los narcotraficantes, y al otro los agentes de la patrulla fronteriza -- y Brownsville no es la excepción. Pero para Orly, un niño de doce años, es simplemente donde vive su madrina, Nina -- y a donde su padre lo manda a pasar el verano con ella tras la súbita muerte de su madre. Para Nina, Brownsville es la ciudad donde creció, conoció y perdió a su primer y único amor, y acabó quedándose, despidiendo a familiares que se marchaban y presenciando el deterioro de su vecindario. Es el lugar donde ha enterrado sus secretos y donde ahora esconde otro aún mayor: está ocultando a un joven migrante llamado Daniel, que ha cruzado la frontera huyendo del peligro, solo para encontrar mayores peligros del otro lado. Separado de los traficantes violentos que lo cruzaron, y perseguido por las autoridades, Daniel tiene que mantenerse completamente invisible, escondido en la casa de atrás de Nina. Pero cuando Orly descubre su presencia, la conexión inmediata de los niños -- y su deseo compartido de ser independientes -- los pone a todos en riesgo de ser descubiertos.»

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525564935
  • ISBN: 0525564934
  • Physical Description: 286 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Primera edición Vintage Español.
  • Publisher: Nueva York : Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
Subject: Mexican Americans > Fiction.
Encubrimiento > Novela.
Brownsville (Tex.) > Fiction.
Mexicano-americanos > Novela.
Extranjeros indocumentados > Novela.
Brownsville (Tex.) > Novela.
Genre: Spanish language materials.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) FIC CÁSARES OSCAR (Text) 35740635518749 Spanish Fiction Available -
New Castle Public Library BKM Fic Cásares (Text) 31902005478771 NWCM Bookmobile Available -
RPL - Northeast Branch SP Fiction Casares (Text) 33223008438383 Spanish Fiction Checked Out 05/08/2024
RPL - Northwest Branch Library SP Fiction Ca'sares (Text) 33223008772740 Spanish Fiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main SP Fiction Casares (Text) 33223008438375 Spanish Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library Sp CASARES, OSCAR (Text) 34455006588236 Adult Foreign Language Available -
Easton Main Library ESP CÁSARES (Text) 31901004602670 Adulto Ficción en Español Available -

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