Bibliograph

Unaccompanied, Javier Zamora

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Unaccompanied, Javier Zamora

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unaccompanied

Responsibility statement

Javier Zamora

Summary

"This gorgeous debut speaks with heart-wrenching intimacy and first-hand experience to the hot-button political issues of immigration and border crossings"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

To Abuelita Neli -- Saguaros ; from The book I made with a counselor my first week of school ; Second attempt crossing ; El Salvador ; On a dirt road outside Oaxaca ; Cassette tape ; To president-elect ; Pump water from the well ; Instructions for my funeral ; Montage with magoes, volcano, and flooded streets -- The pier of La Herradura ; Dancing in buses ; How to enlist ; Documentary ; ARENA ; "Don Chepe" ; Disappeared ; Rooftop ; This was the field ; Politics ; Aftermath ; For Israel and Maria de los Angeles -- Crybaby ; Abuelita Neli's garden with parakeets named Chepito ; I don't want to speak of "Don Chepe" ; How I learned to walk ; Postpartum ; "Ponele queso bicho" means put cheese on it kid ; Then, it was so ; Mom responds to her shaming ; Alterations ; Aubade ; Prayer ; Abuelita says goodbye -- Let me try again ; Citizenship ; San Francisco Bay and "Mt. Tam" ; Doctor's office first week in this country ; Vows ; Nocturne ; Deportation letter ; Seeing your mother again ; Exiliados -- June 10, 1999

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