Solis

Teen & Young Adult

Sher, Abby

Mendoza, Paola

Literature & Fiction

Nancy Paulsen Books

The Ones Who Don’t Stay takes readers on an inspiring and heartwarming journey from a small Colombian town to life in the fast lane of Los Angeles as a mother and daughter struggle to overcome war, poverty, and heartbreak and learn to survive on their own. This intimate, epic tale begins in the early 1970s with Mariana, the seventeen-year-old daughter of one of the richest and most powerful families in Buga, Colombia, who falls deeply in love with Antonio, the humble son of a fisherman. Cast out by their families, the young couple and their two small children leave behind a country ravaged by a never-ending war, seeking a better life in the United States. But their American dream soon turns into a nightmare and, desperate to save her daughter, Mariana must find the strength to make the most painful decision a mother could ever face, before it’s too late.

The Ones Who Don't Stay

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Rola Press

Los Que No Se Quedan le lleva a un inspirador viaje desde una pequeña localidad colombiana a la vida rápida de Los Ángeles, y muestra como una madre y su hija deben superar guerra, miseria y sufrimiento, y aprenden a sobrevivir por sus propios medios. Este íntimo y épico relato comienza en el principio de los años 1970, con Mariana, la hija de 17 años de una de las más ricas y poderosas familias en Buga, Colombia, que se encuentra profundamente enamorada de Antonio, el humilde hijo de un pescador. Marginados por sus familias, la joven pareja y sus dos pequeños hijos dejan atrás un país devastado por una guerra interminable por una mejor vida en los Estados Unidos, pero el sueño americano se transforma rápidamente en una pesadilla. Desesperada por salvar a su hija, Mariana debe buscar la fuerza para tomar la más dolorosa decisión que una madre puede afrontar, antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

Los que no se quedan: Una novela (Spanish Edition)

United States

C.A.Press

Sanctuary

Co-founder of the Women's March makes her YA debut in a near future dystopian where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary. It's 2032, and in this near-future America, all citizens are chipped and everyone is tracked--from buses to grocery stores. It's almost impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that's exactly what sixteen-year-old Vali is doing. She and her family have carved out a stable, happy life in small-town Vermont, but when Vali's mother's counterfeit chip starts malfunctioning and the Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to flee. Now on the run, Vali and her family are desperately trying to make it to her tía Luna's in California, a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country. But when Vali's mother is detained before their journey even really begins, Vali must carry on with her younger brother across the country to make it to safety before it's too late. Gripping and urgent, co-authors Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher have crafted a narrative that is as haunting as it is hopeful in envisioning a future where everyone can find sanctuary.

G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'

Co-founder of the Women's March makes her YA debut in a near-future dystopian where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary--now in paperback! It's 2032, and in this near-future America, all citizens are chipped and everyone is tracked. It's almost impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that's exactly what sixteen-year-old Vali is doing. She and her family have carved out a stable, happy life in small-town Vermont, but when Vali's mother's counterfeit chip starts malfunctioning and the Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to flee. Now on the run, Vali and her family are desperately trying to make it to her tía Luna's in California, a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country. But when Vali's mother is detained before their journey even really begins, Vali must carry on with her younger brother across the country to make it to safety before it's too late. Gripping and urgent, co-authors Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher have crafted a narrative that is as haunting as it is hopeful in envisioning a future where everyone can find sanctuary.

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