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American Dirt / Jeanine Cummins.

Cummins, Jeanine, (author.).

Summary:
"También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy--two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride La Bestia--trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250209764 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781250772404
  • ISBN: 1250209765 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 383 pages : maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: Barnes&Noble Book Club Exclusive Edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on lining paper.
Includes reading group guide.
Subject: Drug traffic > Mexico > Fiction.
Organized crime > Mexico > Fiction.
Immigrants > Mexican-American Border Region > Fiction.
Families > Mexico > Fiction.
Death threats > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 101 of 127 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 7 current holds with 127 total copies.
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Abington Community Library FICTION CUMMINS (Text) 50687011691030 Adult Fiction Available -
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Abington Community Library YOUNG ADULT CUMMINS (Text) 50687011697938 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION CUMMINS (Text) 50686015579571 Storage Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION CUMMINS (Text) 50686015584530 Storage Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION CUMMINS (Text) 50686015584548 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F CUM (Text) 33240004909910 Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/20/2024
Ashland Public Library FIC CUM (Text) 30399000344967 Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F CUM (Text) 75011000327616 Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/06/2024
Beaverdale Public Library F C (Text) 31814450615452 BVRM Fiction Available -


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