Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario

Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario

An astonishing story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and more--the definitive edition of a classic of contemporary America
 
Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature photography, this page-turner about the power of family is a popular text in classrooms and a touchstone for communities across the country to engage in meaningful discussions about this essential American subject.
  
Enrique's Journey recounts the unforgettable quest of a Honduran boy looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States. Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops. But he pushes forward, relying on his wit, courage, hope, and the kindness of strangers. As Isabel Allende writes: "This is a twenty-first-century Odyssey. If you are going to read only one nonfiction book this year, it has to be this one."
 
Praise for Enrique's Journey

"Magnificent . . . Enrique's Journey is about love. It's about family. It's about home."--The Washington Post Book World
 
"[A] searing report from the immigration frontlines . . . as harrowing as it is heartbreaking."--People (four stars)
 
"Stunning . . . As an adventure narrative alone, Enrique's Journey is a worthy read. . . . Nazario's impressive piece of reporting [turns] the current immigration controversy from a political story into a personal one."--Entertainment Weekly
 
"Gripping and harrowing . . . a story begging to be told."--The Christian Science Monitor
 
"[A] prodigious feat of reporting . . . [Sonia Nazario is] amazingly thorough and intrepid."--Newsday

Sonia Nazario has more than twenty years of experience as a socially focused journalist, with her most recent position being as a project reporter for the Los Angeles Times. His reports and books have won numerous awards for tackling some of the country's most complex issues, such as hunger, drug addiction, and immigration. In 2003, his reportage La travesa de Enrique, the story of a Honduran boy who searches for his mother, won more than ten awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Best News Story, the George Polk Award for Best International Reporting, and the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism. Kennedy for Journalism (Grand Prize) and the Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos' Guillermo Martnez-Márquez Award for Excellence. Nazario was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1998 for a series of articles about the children of drug addict fathers.

In 1994, he won the George Polk Award for Best Local Reporting for a series of articles about hunger among California schoolchildren. Nazario, who was born in Kansas and raised in Argentina, has written extensively about Latin America and Latinos in the United States. Hispanic Business Magazine named her on their list of influential Latinos, and Hispanic Magazine named her Trendsetter. Columbia Journalism Review named her on its list of 40 women who changed the media business in the last 40 years in 2012.

He began his career at the Wall Street Journal, where he worked in four offices: New York, Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles. In 1993, he became a member of the Los Angeles Times. She graduated from Williams College and holds a master's degree in Latin American studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

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ISBN 13	9780812971781
ISBN 10	0812971787
Title	Enrique's Journey
Author	Sonia Nazario
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2007-01-02
Number of pages	400
Prizes	Commended for Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature (Children/Young Adult) 2014, Short-listed for Delaware Diamonds Award (High School) 2014
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.