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The Book of Unknown Americans: A novel | Cristina Henrquez
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I liked this, but I‘m not sure I connected with it quite as much as I‘d hoped to - a me-not-it issue.

Alma and Arturo move from Mexico to Delaware, to get teenage daughter Maribel the special ed support she needs. Mayor, lonely & of similar age, whose family come from Panama, watches them move in. Interspersed with the growing friendship between the two families, we learn the stories of the other residents, the myriad hopes that brought them

tagged users iconSarahreadstoomuch, LibrarianRyan, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, BookwormM, TheAromaofBooks
rockpools to the USA from across Central America.

I did like the relationship between Mayor and Maribel, the difference him seeing her as herself rather than a girl-with-a-traumatic-brain-injury makes. I‘m curious, though, as to why she never gets to tell her own story. 4y
rockpools So this is November‘s #readaroundtheworld #panama, another for #BookSpinBingo & #CrushTheRush and #BBRC #VioletYourTurningViolet for a short sentence near the end when Maribel indicates she‘s planning to turn purple, and all the good that signifies for Alma 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch I‘ve wanted to read this, but haven‘t had the chance (even when it was my book club book one month!) great review! 4y
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TrishB Great review 👍🏻 you got there. I remember loving this. Different times! 4y
squirrelbrain Great review! 😁👍 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Look at you, checking off a box in multiple challenges! Awesome job! 👏👏👏 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4y
rockpools @Sarahreadstoomuch It‘d make a great book club read! Do keep it on your tbr 🙂 4y
rockpools @TrishB I know! Books are having to work Really Hard to keep hold of us at the moment, aren‘t they? 4y
rockpools @squirrelbrain Thanks Helen ☺️ 4y
rockpools @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheAromaofBooks Thank you, both! I‘m definitely getting through the challenge reads this month, thanks to your prompting 😁 4y
TrishB Yes, I feel sorry for some books I‘ve read this year 😁 4y
LibrarianRyan I like you pick and the reason. 4y
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