American Dirt / Jeanine Cummins.
"También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy--two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride La Bestia--trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250209764 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781250772404
- ISBN: 1250209765 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 383 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: Barnes&Noble Book Club Exclusive Edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | Maps on lining paper. Includes reading group guide. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Drug traffic > Mexico > Fiction. Organized crime > Mexico > Fiction. Immigrants > Mexican-American Border Region > Fiction. Families > Mexico > Fiction. Death threats > Fiction. |
Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Detective and mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 10 copies available at York County Libraries.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 10 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Collinsville Community Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 34259000484719 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 34001001369220 | Adult Area | Checked Out | 05/06/2024 |
Glatfelter Memorial Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 34216000992679 | Adult Area | Checked Out | 05/02/2024 |
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2020: Gift of Elizabeth Krumrine-Hubbard Charitable Trust
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34007002188915 | Adult Area | Checked Out | 05/08/2024 |
Kreutz Creek Valley Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 34261000526432 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 33454005753827 | Reading Room Balcony | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults CUM Staff Access Fiction (Text) | 33454005748934 | Martin Archives | Available | - |
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 34318001161146 | Adult Area | On Holds Shelf | - |
Red Land Community Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 34006000963865 | Main Room | On Holds Shelf | - |
Village Library | Adults CUM Fiction (Text) | 34215000841860 | Main Room | Checked Out | 05/08/2024 |