Jo Harper's exquisite tale of an Aztec youth who crosses the Rio Grande with Salvador, his simple but intuitive cousin, weaves Aztec legend, culture, and tonali (fate) into a poignant tapestry of illegal immigration, indomitability, and the precarious promise of a new life.Besides his native Nahuatl, sixteen-year-old Delfino speaks Spanish, which he learned working in Mexico City. He is driven to help his married sister, who at eighteen seems too small and frail to survive her pregnancy. Teresa has lost one child, and ...
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Jo Harper's exquisite tale of an Aztec youth who crosses the Rio Grande with Salvador, his simple but intuitive cousin, weaves Aztec legend, culture, and tonali (fate) into a poignant tapestry of illegal immigration, indomitability, and the precarious promise of a new life.Besides his native Nahuatl, sixteen-year-old Delfino speaks Spanish, which he learned working in Mexico City. He is driven to help his married sister, who at eighteen seems too small and frail to survive her pregnancy. Teresa has lost one child, and Delfino knows Teresa's chance to have her baby in a hospital depends upon his crossing the river from Mexico into Texas, the land of promise.Achingly drawn, Harper's characters fill a harsh world with loving and gentle sensibilities. A masterful story of suspense and triumph.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. M6-A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Book has patch stain on the first couple of pages due to previous owner's name stamping, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Weaving the charged issues of illegal immigration with elements of ancient Aztec legend and tradition, Delfino's Journey is a real page-turner, delivering poignant lessons in loyalty, perseverance, and identity. 9.25"x6.25", 184 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Near Fine jacket. 184 pages. A young adult novel. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to a previous owner on the title page. Jo Harper s exquisite tale of an Aztec youth who crosses the Rio Grande with Salvador, his simple but intuitive cousin, weaves Aztec legend, culture, and tonali (fate) into a poignant tapestry of illegal immigration, indomitability, and the precarious promise of a new life. Besides his native Nahuatl, sixteen-year-old Delfino speaks Spanish, which he learned working in Mexico City. He is driven to help his married sister, who at eighteen seems too small and frail to survive her pregnancy. Teresa has lost one child, and Delfino knows Teresa s chance to have her baby in a hospital depends upon his crossing the river from Mexico into Texas, the land of promise. Achingly drawn, Harper s characters fill a harsh world with loving and gentle sensibilities. A masterful story of suspense and triumph."
