Notes From Your BooksellerEsta es una hermosa historia que ilustra los desafíos que enfrenta una familia indocumentada a diario. El hijo mayor, Efrén, trata de vivir una vida lo más normal posible, hasta su madre es deportada a Tijuana, México. ¿Cómo hará para ayudar a su familia en estos momentos difíciles?
This is a beautiful story illustrating the challenges an undocumented family faces on a daily basis. The eldest son, Efren, tries to live as normal a life as possible, until his mother is deported to Tijuana, Mexico. How will he help his family in these difficult times?
A winner of the Pura Belpré Award, now in Spanish!
“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street
Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman—or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía feel safe and loved.
But Efrén worries about his parents; although he’s American-born, his parents are undocumented. His worst nightmare comes true one day when Amá doesn’t return from work and is deported across the border to Tijuana, México.
Now more than ever, Efrén must channel his inner Soperboy to help take care of and try to reunite his family.
This book won the Pura Belpré Award for Children's Literature and the California Book Award, and it was named a best book of the year by Kirkus and the Chicago Public Library.