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Nonfiction Book Club

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2023-10-06 14:00:00 2023-10-06 15:30:00 America/Chicago Nonfiction Book Club Join us to discuss SOLITO : A MEMOIR by Javier Zamora. For a copy of the book and the Zoom link, contact Natalie at ntorres@cooklib.org. DROP IN Cook Park Library, Libertyville - Meeting Room, Virtual Meeting Room

Friday, October 06
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-06 14:00:00 2023-10-06 15:30:00 America/Chicago Nonfiction Book Club Join us to discuss SOLITO : A MEMOIR by Javier Zamora. For a copy of the book and the Zoom link, contact Natalie at ntorres@cooklib.org. DROP IN Cook Park Library, Libertyville - Meeting Room, Virtual Meeting Room

Cook Park Library, Libertyville

Meeting Room, Virtual Meeting Room

Join us to discuss SOLITO : A MEMOIR by Javier Zamora. For a copy of the book and the Zoom link, contact Natalie at ntorres@cooklib.org. DROP IN

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's adventure is a three-thousand-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 except for a group of strangers and a "coyote" hired to lead them to safety, Javier's trip is supposed 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 a group of strangers who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family. A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito not only provides an immediate and intimate account of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier's story, but it's also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Discussions | Authors & Book Clubs |

TAGS: | book clubs |

Cook Park Library, Libertyville

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The Cook Memorial Public Library District serves communities in northern Lake County, Illinois: Libertyville, Green Oaks, Vernon Hills, Indian Creek, Mettawa, and parts of Mundelein. 

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