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While centered on a banal teenage romance between two tenants, this novel not only creates bittersweet portraits of latin american immigrants in the united states, but also tells a compelling story of loss and forgiveness. It was the daily beast novel of the year, a washington post notable book, an npr great read, a target book of the month selection, and was chosen one of the best books of the year by bookpage, and school library journal. One book one campus author cristina henriquez youtube. Cristina henriquez wrote the novel the book of unknown americans, the 20182019 selection for esus one book one campus. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. These people are the titular characters of cristina henriquezs novel the book of unknown americans. Ana castillo is a poet, essayist and fiction writer. Rich fahle interviews author cristina henriquez about her novel, the book of unknown americans at miami book fair international 2014. She goes on to discuss the power of imagination, fiction, and reading to help people build stronger.

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