Enrique's Journey

NowupdatedwithanewEpilogueandAfterword,photosofEnriqueandhisfamily,anauthorinterview,andmore,thisisthedefinitiveeditionofaclassicofcontemporaryAmerica.BasedontheLosAngelesTimesnewspaperseriesthatwontwoPulitzerPrizes,oneforfeaturewritingandanotherforfeaturephotography,thisastonishingstoryputsahumanfaceontheongoingdebateaboutimmigrationreformintheUnitedStates.Nowabelovedclassic,thispage-turneraboutthepoweroffamilyisapopulartextinclassroomsandatouchstoneforcommunitiesacrossthecountrytoengageinmeaningfuldiscussionsaboutthisessentialAmericansubject.Enrique’sJourneyrecountstheunforgettablequestofaHonduranboylookingforhismother,elevenyearsaftersheisforcedtoleaveherstarvingfamilytofindworkintheUnitedStates.Bravingunimaginableperil,oftenclingingtothesidesandtopsoffreighttrains,Enriquetravelsthroughhostileworldsfullofthugs,bandits,andcorruptcops.Buthepushesforward,relyingonhiswit,courage,hope,andthekindnessofstrangers.AsIsabelAllendewrites:“Thisisatwenty-first-centuryOdyssey.Ifyouaregoingtoreadonlyonenonfictionbookthisyear,ithastobethisone.”Lookforspecialfeaturesinside.JointheRandomHouseReader’sCircleforauthorchatsandmore.“Magnificent...Enrique’sJourneyisaboutlove.It’saboutfamily.It’sabouthome.”—TheWashingtonPostBookWorld“[A]searingreportfromtheimmigrationfrontlines...asharrowingasitisheartbreaking.”—People(fourstars)“Stunning...Asanadventurenarrativealone,Enrique’sJourneyisaworthyread....Nazario’simpressivepieceofreporting[turns]thecurrentimmigrationcontroversyfromapoliticalstoryintoapersonalone.”—EntertainmentWeekly“Grippingandharrowing...astorybeggingtobetold.”—TheChristianScienceMonitor“[A]prodigiousfeatofreporting...[SoniaNazariois]amazinglythoroughandintrepid.”—Newsday,