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Book Club: Solito

A Memoir by Javier Zamora

Register at the reference desk, then join us to discuss the book at the library. A free book is available for the first 15 people who register and attend! 

Books available six weeks before book club date.

About the book:

"Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago—“one day, you’ll
take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.”

Javier Zamora’s adventure is a 3,000-mile journey from his small town in
El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border.
He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a
mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling
alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety,
Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.

At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents’ arms,
snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He
cannot foresee the perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns,
arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two
weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants
who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.

A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito provides an immediate and
intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey,
but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most
unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story, but it’s also the story
of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.

-From Goodreads.com

Free Book Agreement - for folks who pick up a free copy of a DPL book club book 

I agree to: 

• Register for the book club online 
• Attend the book club in-person (first Tuesday of the month, at DPL, 6pm) 
• Cancel in advanced if I can no longer attend 
• Return my free book to the Reference desk after I cancel my registration 
   

If I fail to cancel my registration and return the book in advance, then I understand that I will not be eligible for free books in future book clubs (although I will be able to attend and source the book in another way). 

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