Solito: A Memoir
Description
Solito: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Memoir by Javier Zamora is a gripping, tender account of a nine‑year‑old’s journey from El Salvador to the United States. Traveling with strangers and a hired guide, young Javier faces rivers, deserts, arrests, and unexpected kindness on a trek that was supposed to take two weeks and instead changed his life. This New York Times bestseller is both a survival story and a love letter to found family.
Now in paperback from Hogarth/Random House, Solito has been honored as a Read With Jenna book‑club pick and winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize and the ALA Alex Award.
Key Features
- Award recognition: NYT bestseller; Read With Jenna pick; L.A. Times Christopher Isherwood Prize (Autobiography); ALA Alex Award; additional longlists and best‑of‑year lists.
- Edition details: Paperback; 416 pages; publication date June 6, 2023; ISBN‑13 9780593498088; imprint: Hogarth (Random House Publishing Group).
- Voice & craft: Vivid, child‑eye perspective with the lyric intensity of a poet.
- Discussion‑ready: Includes wide book‑club and campus appeal; publisher discussion guide available.
Why Choose This Book
- Human & hopeful: Illuminates the migrant journey while centering care, courage, and solidarity.
- Crossover reach: Resonates with literary nonfiction fans, book clubs, and common‑read programs.
- Memorable storytelling: A page‑turner that invites empathy without sacrificing nuance.
Who It’s For Click or tap to expand
- General readers of memoir and narrative nonfiction.
- Book clubs seeking an immersive, conversation‑rich pick.
- Libraries and community‑reads programs highlighting migration stories.
Key Themes Click or tap to expand
- Migration and family separation; found family and mutual aid
- Childhood resilience; courage; hope and kindness
- Borders, belonging, and the meaning of home
For Educators Click or tap to expand
- Course fit: First‑Year Experience/Common Read, ELA/Composition (memoir), Ethnic/Latinx Studies, Sociology, Immigration Studies.
- Discussion prompts: Acts of care on the journey; the ethics of witness; how voice shapes memory.
- Resources: Publisher reading guide available; pairs well with oral‑history or local‑community projects.
Solito: A Memoir
Sale price$18.00 USD
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Solito: A Memoir
Sale price$18.00 USD