The book of Rosy : a mother's story of separation at the border

Pablo Cruz, Rosayra (author.). Collazo, Julie Schwietert (author.).

Summary:

"From a mother whose children were taken from her at the U.S. border by the American government in 2018 and another mother who helped reunite the family, a crucial, searing story about the immigration odyssey, family separation and reunification, and the power of individuals to band together to overcome even the most cruel and unjust circumstances."-- Provided by publisher

When Rosayra Pablo Cruz made the decision to seek asylum in the United States with her children, she had no choice : violence from gangs, from crime, from spiraling chaos was making daily life hell. After a brutal journey Rosy and her two little boys arrived at the Arizona border. Almost immediately they were seized and forcibly separated by government officials under the Department of Homeland Security's new 'zero tolerance' policy. Here Pablo Cruz tells her story, aided by Julie Schwietert Collazo, founder of Immigrant Families Together, the grassroots organization that reunites mothers and children. Their book is a paean to the unbreakable will of people united by true love, a sense of justice, and hope for a better future. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Part I. The visit
Doors
Hunger
The migrant highway
Trucks
Arrival
The icebox
Separation
Lockup
Takeoff and landing
Reunion
Part II. A wild idea
Rebuilding a family
Part III. Bittersweet season
School days
The horizon
Epilogue
Recommended reading
How to get involved
Acknowledgments / Rosy
Acknowledgments / Julie.

Item details

ISBN: 9780062941947
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Physical Description: vi, 248 pages ; 22 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233).
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I. The visit Doors Hunger The migrant highway Trucks Arrival The icebox Separation Lockup Takeoff and landing Reunion Part II. A wild idea Rebuilding a family Part III. Bittersweet season School days The horizon Epilogue Recommended reading How to get involved Acknowledgments / Rosy Acknowledgments / Julie.

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