American dirt
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2020.
Format
Large Print
ISBN
9781432872243 (large print), 1432872249 (large print)
Physical Desc
661 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LT FICTION CUMMINS | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LT Fic Cummins, Jeanine | Available |
Denville Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LTFIC CUMMINS | Available |
Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LTFIC CUMMINS | Available |
Hackettstown Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print | LT FICTION CUM | Available |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2020.
Language
English
ISBN
9781432872243 (large print), 1432872249 (large print)
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Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco, where 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 a few 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?
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cummins, J. (2020). American dirt . Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cummins, Jeanine. 2020. American Dirt. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cummins, Jeanine. American Dirt Thorndike Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cummins, Jeanine. American Dirt Thorndike Press, 2020.
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