{"product_id":"9781982120726","title":"The New American : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe New American\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Micheline Aharonian Marcom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of 2020’s most anticipated books by \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic journey of a young Guatemalan American college student, a “dreamer,” who gets deported and decides to make his way back home to California.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day, Emilio learns a shocking secret: he is undocumented. His parents, who emi­grated from Guatemala to California, had never told him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEmilio slowly adjusts to his new normal. All is going well, he’s in his second year at UC Berkeley...then he gets into a car accident, and—without a driver’s license or any ID—the policeman on the scene reports him to Immi­gration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOnce deported to Guatemala, Emilio is determined to get back to California, the only home he has ever known. It is an epic journey that takes him across thousands of miles and eventually the Sonoran Desert of the United States–Mexico border, meeting thieves and corrupt law enforcement but also kind strangers and new friends.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInspired in part by interviews with Central American refugees, and told in lyrical prose, Micheline Aharonian Marcom weaves a heart-pounding and heartbreaking tale of adventure. \u003ci\u003eThe New American \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of one young man who risks so much to go home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"[Marcom's] telling resonates with heartbreaking authenticity.  And despite the travails she is describing, Marcom’s writing is vibrant and often poetic....Today’s headlines will not let us forget that thousands of other children riding the Bestia. Marcom’s compassionate novel illuminates their painful journey.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[An] emotionally piercing, compulsively readable novel.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[Marcom] depicts inhumanity with visceral force, but her bracing empathy (and hope) shines above all.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Inspired in part by interviews with Central American refugees, and told in lyrical prose, Micheline Aharonian Marcom's novel\u003ci\u003e The New American\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the heart-pounding and fictional journey of a dreamer, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/education\/educator-resources\/lesson-plans\/what-is-the-dream-act-and-who-are-the-dreamers\"\u003ea term referring\u003c\/a\u003e to young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, who have lived and gone to school here, and who, in many cases, identify as American.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFORTUNE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Inspired by interviews with Central American refugees, the latest captivating novel by Micheline Aharonian Marcom centers a Dreamer named Emilio, who is determined to return to California after being deported.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMS. MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“We need books like \u003ci\u003eThe New American\u003c\/i\u003e, by Micheline Aharonian Marcom, which sweeps you into an uncomfortable reality, expands your heart, and helps you see through the eyes of a dreamer fighting to regain a lost promise. The world within its pages is unflinching and cruel but brims with hope and beauty. A catalyst for connection and empathy, \u003ci\u003eThe New American\u003c\/i\u003e is also an immersive page-turner that will keep you reading eagerly to its conclusion.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—NECESSARY FICTION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[P]owerful, heartbreaking….Marcom’s remarkable tale credibly captures the desperation and despair of those who undertake the dangerous trek north.\"\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Marcom has penned a lyrical mediation on being and becoming, identity and anonymity, and the ambiguity of place.\" – \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[A] harrowing, heartbreaking story…Marcom’s plotting and pacing are well honed, and her prose is often revelatory…a gripping novel.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"[A] poetic nightmarescape that hums with foreboding and the anguish of lost innocence....Marcom masterfully navigates the graphic ugliness of deportation and anguished immigration with entreaties to a remote and capricious God, creating a tough but necessary and beautiful novel.\"\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBOOKLIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982120726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40591905587406,"sku":"9781982120726","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_69b78e07-dcb3-4540-b4b4-f2f49978c3c8.jpg?v=1637758742","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982120726","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}