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Summary

This beautiful, simply told tale captured my heart. With all the anti-Latino rhetoric pervasive in the Republican candidates' speeches, this book tells why so many people come to America, just as our ancestors did recently or years ago from other parts of the world. The protagonists are the Rivera family members, who come from Mexico to seek rehabilitation for their teenage daughter who suffered a head injury. Their encounters with people from all over Central and South America in their apartment complex reveals the basic need of all these people to find a better life & fulfill dreams. The author doesn't try to embellish each character with complexity - and, by doing so, the characters become more complex as we get to,know them. Beautifully written - much like Hemingway in that by saying less, more is uncovered.