Trip. My parents started using that word a bout a year ago--&ldquo\;one day\, you&rsquo\;ll take a trip to be with us . Like an adventure.&rdquo\;
\nJavier Zamora&rsquo\;s \;adventur e \;is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvado r\, through Guatemala and Mexico\, and across the U.S. border. He will lea ve behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who l eft four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a &ldquo\;coyote&rdquo\; hired to lead them to sa fety\, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
\nAt nine ye ars old\, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents&rsquo\; arms\ , snuggling in bed between them and living under the same roof again. He c annot 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 migra nts who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
\nA mem oir as gripping as it is moving\, "Solito" provides an immediate and intim ate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey\, but al so of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected mo ments. "Solito" is Javier Zamora&rsquo\;s story\, but it&rsquo\;s also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.
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