Book Discussion Group, Online: The Night Readers Book Club: Solito
Location
This event is online.
Join us for the latest virtual edition of our popular monthly book club!
About the book:
A young poet tells the story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this memoir.
Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago--"one day, you'll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure."
Javier's adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone except for a group of strangers and a coyote hired to lead them to safety, Javier's trip is supposed to last two short weeks.
At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents' arms, snuggling in bed between them, living under the same roof again. He does not see the perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
Here's how it works:
1. Choose your prefered reading format here to start the check-out process
- Please Note: South Beach Library does have a limited number of physical copies available for check-out. They are displayed on the designated BOOK CLUB SHELF located next to the NEW BOOKS section at the library. Come visit us!
Download the NYPL app for one stop access to everything the Library has to offer including self-checkout!
2. REGISTER above and include your contact information. The Google Meets link will be emailed to registrants the day before the discussion. You will need a device with audio and/or video and an internet connection to participate.
3. Join other avid readers including staff from the South Beach Library for an online book discussion on Wednesday, September 25 at 5:30 PM.