Into the Beautiful North
Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north. While...
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Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men--her own "Siete Magníficos"--to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over. Filled with unforgettable characters and prose as radiant as the Sinaloan sun, INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH is the story of an irresistible young woman's quest to find herself on both sides of the fence.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780316025270 (0316025275)
Publish date: May 19th 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 343
Edition language: English
I snagged this book as an audio for my car. I was standing in the library and in need of something to listen to in my car. My co-worker recommended this. She said there's some Spanish in it and warned me that the voice actor isn't the best. I'm inclined to agree. I'm more than inclined - I fell off ...
This is one of those books that deals with serious issues in a lighthearted way. It reminded me of [b:Moonlight in Odessa|6443363|Moonlight in Odessa|Janet Skeslien Charles|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1312030633s/6443363.jpg|6633356] and [b:I Do Not Come to You by Chance|6265288|I Do...
What a kick in the booty! A lighthearted way of approaching the Mexican immigrant situation. Lots of silliness, but we like silly. For awhile I was annoyed because it seemed like the author was stereotyping all Americans as dumb rednecks who pick on Mexicans. Then I got over myself and I could ...
The goth vampire-wannabe, the heavy metal busboy, the slut, the ninja of the trash heap, the feminista mayor, the gay restaurant owner, the former-bowling champ, the bandidos, the Christian missionary gone bad, the good cop, the bad cop, oh, and of course, the protagonist—the sweet and beautiful tee...
A good book, full of wonderful characters. It ended a bit quickly and there were two questions I had when it was finished: Why did Atomiko decide to come down to Tres Camarones? and Did it work? There were also a couple of topical jabs made which took my focus away from the story and to the author, ...