Immigration Narratives - SIGNED BOOKS

Once Upon a Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA by Julia Alvarez (Hardcover) Acclaimed author Julia Alvarez explores the history and cultural significance of the “quince” in the United States, and the consequences of treating teens like princesses. Through her observations of a quince in Queens, interviews with other quince girls, and the memories of her own experience as a young immigrant, Alvarez presents a thoughtful and entertaining portrait of a rapidly growing multicultural phenomenon, and passionately emphasizes the importance of celebrating Latina womanhood. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City by A.K. Sandoval-Strausz (Hardcover) The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands by Stephanie Elizondo Griest (Paperback) In All the Agents and Saints, Elizondo Griest weaves seven years of stories into a meditation on the existential impact of international borderlines by illuminating the spaces in between and the people who live there.

• Name : Stephanie Elizondo Griest

• Name : AK Sandoval Strausz

• Name : Julia Alvarez