The Book of Unknown Americans : A novel

from acargile

Each summer there is a program where two audiobooks are free to download. I downloaded this novel and was hesitant about listening to it, thinking it didn't sound that interesting. I was hooked immediately. The unknown Americans are those who have traveled to the United States mostly legally, som...

from amandacb

This book was a surprise to me. I don't want to give too much away, because spoilers, but I was not expecting the ending. The Book of Unknown Americans chronicles the lives of tenants in a run-down apartment building; they are immigrants struggling to make a life in America. What is striking is t...

from lahochstetler

The Unknown Americans at the heart of this book are Latino immigrants to the United States. This novel provides a close look at a community of these "unknown Americans." The Rivera family emigrates to Delaware, seeking treatment for the brain damage their daughter, Maribel, sustained in an accide...

from mmoj

This is one of my favorite books of the year. The story focuses on the Riveras family who has come to America to get help for their daughter, Maribel. It's also about the people who live in the same complex as the Riveras. These people have come from different countries all looking for something....

from froxgirl

This novel is a painfully realized visit with the residents of an apartment complex in Delaware, all of whom are immigrants from Mexico and Central America. Every family's story provides justification for the complete upheaval of leaving home and family, language and culture, out of fear or for e...