Tune in for a special conversation with&nb sp\;New York Times \;bestselling author Javier Zamora as he c hats with us about his riveting tale of survival and perseverance as told in his award-winning memoir \;Solito. \; \;
\nZ amora&rsquo\;s \;adventure \;is a three-thousand-mile jou rney from his small town in El Salvador\, through Guatemala and Mexico\, a nd across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grand parents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he b arely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a &ldquo\;c oyote&rdquo\; hired to lead them to safety\, Javier expects his trip to la st two short weeks.
\nAt nine years old\, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents&rsquo\; arms\, snuggling in bed between them\, an d living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee the perilous boat tr ips\, relentless desert treks\, pointed guns\, arrests and deceptions that await him\; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two lif e-altering months alongside fellow migrants who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
\nSolito \;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&rsquo\;s story\, bu t it&rsquo\;s also the story of millions of others who had no choice but t o leave home. Register today to learn more about this gripping and moving story! \;
\nAbout the Author: \;Javier Zamo ra was born in El Salvador in 1990. His father fled the country when he wa s one\, and his mother when he was about to turn five. Both parents&rsquo\ ; migrations were caused by the U.S.-funded Salvadoran Civil War. When he was nine Javier migrated through Guatemala\, Mexico\, and the Sonoran Dese rt. His debut poetry collection\, \;Unaccompanied\, explores the impact of the war and immigration on his family. Zamora has been a Ste gner Fellow at Stanford and a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard and holds fellow ships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.< /p>\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/11679934 URL;VALUE=URI:https://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/11679934 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/edisonpubliclibrary/Javier _Zamora.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR