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Tell Me How It Ends

An Essay in 40 Questions

Valeria Luiselli
4.7
(36)
Pages
128
Year
2017
Language
English

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A damning confrontation between the American dream and the reality of undocumented children seeking a new life in the US.

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"Books like Tell Me How It Ends are like dew on a spiderweb, revealing the often forgotten and sometimes ignored threads of humanity that connect us all."
Josh Cook, Porter Square Books
"In the warrens of New York City's federal immigration court, an adolescent boy from Honduras confronts a thoroughly confused immigration bureaucracy with the help of his translator, who is the author of this book. He is just one of thousands of immigrant children longing for permanence in this country, but we get to see him up close. With Valeria Luiselli as our guide, we navigate the corridors o
Alma Guillermoprieto
"Compelling and urgent, Tell Me How It Ends gives a face and a name to the hundreds of thousands who have committed the innocent crime of geography: being born in a certain time and place. The bureaucratic labyrinth of immigration, the dangers of searching for a better life, all of this and more is contained in this brief and profound work. Tell Me How It Ends is not just relevant, it's essential.
Mark Haber, Brazos Bookstore

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