{"product_id":"the-book-of-rosy-a-mothers-story-of-separation-at-the-border-isbn-9780062941923","title":"The Book of Rosy: A Mother’s Story of Separation at the Border","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Offers hope in the face of desperate odds” – ELLE\u003cbr\u003eMagazine, \u003cem\u003eELLE’s Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[D]isturbing and unforgettable\u003cbr\u003ememoir…This wrenching story brings to vivid life the plight of the many\u003cbr\u003efamilies separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.” – Publisher’s Weekly, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[The]\u003cbr\u003ehaunting and eloquent…narrative of a Guatemalan woman's desperate search for a\u003cbr\u003ebetter life.\" -\u003cem\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/em\u003eSTARRED Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePEOPLE Magazine\u003cbr\u003eBest Books of Summer 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIME Magazine\u003cbr\u003eBest Books of Summer 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePARADE Best\u003cbr\u003eBooks of Summer 2020 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling\u003cbr\u003eand urgently important, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Rosy\u003c\/em\u003e is the unforgettable story of\u003cbr\u003eone brave mother and her fight to save her family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003cbr\u003eRosayra “Rosy” Pablo Cruz made the agonizing decision to seek asylum in the\u003cbr\u003eUnited States with two of her children, she knew the journey would be arduous,\u003cbr\u003edangerous, and quite possibly deadly. But she had no choice: violence—from\u003cbr\u003egangs, from crime, from spiraling chaos—was making daily life hell. Rosy knew\u003cbr\u003eher family’s one chance at survival was to flee Guatemala and go north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a\u003cbr\u003ebrutal journey that left them dehydrated, exhausted, and nearly starved, Rosy\u003cbr\u003eand her two little boys arrived at the Arizona border. Almost immediately they\u003cbr\u003ewere seized and forcibly separated by government officials under the Department\u003cbr\u003eof Homeland Security’s new “zero tolerance” policy. To her horror Rosy\u003cbr\u003ediscovered that her flight to safety had only just begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eBook of Rosy\u003c\/em\u003e, with an unprecedented level of sharp detail and soulful intimacy,\u003cbr\u003eRosy tells her story, aided by Julie Schwietert Collazo, founder of Immigrant\u003cbr\u003eFamilies Together, the grassroots organization that reunites mothers and\u003cbr\u003echildren. She reveals the cruelty of the detention facilities, the excruciating\u003cbr\u003epain of feeling her children ripped from her arms, the abiding faith that\u003cbr\u003estaved off despair—and the enduring friendship with Julie, which helped her\u003cbr\u003enavigate the darkness and the bottomless Orwellian bureaucracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping account of the human\u003cbr\u003ecost of inhumane policies, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Rosy \u003c\/em\u003eis also a paean to\u003cbr\u003ethe unbreakable will of people united by true love, a sense of justice, and\u003cbr\u003ehope for a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[The] haunting and eloquent…narrative of a Guatemalan woman's desperate search for a better life.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus (STARRED Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A must read. Gripping, beautiful, heartbreaking and life-affirming. This intimate tale of one woman's journey across the border shines a light on the circumstances that have led thousands of women to risk all in order to give their children a safer, better life. It's a testament to the compassion of strangers and that in these troubled times, storytelling still has the power to increase our empathy and understanding. Reading this book will change you for the better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Saints for All Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eA deeply moving and very important book that tells the human story behind the tragedy of Central Americans seeking asylum in the US. This testament to the power of family, faith and community in the face of inhumane policies is gripping and eloquently and powerfully written. It ought to be read by everyone who claims to be an American. It ought to be read by everyone who is a citizen of the world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Perkins, New York Times bestselling Author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman and Touching the Jaguar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I am forever astonished by Rosayra, for her unbelievable strength to share this story with us, while still healing from its traumas and fighting for asylum. \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Rosy\u003c\/em\u003e is a brave recording of one of America's most shameful moments.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Soto, author of Sad Girl Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This memoir is a handbook for everyday activism.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[I]nspiring and hopeful, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Rosy\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intimately detailed and personal account of two mothers’ determination and strength…A powerful, emotional perspective that demonstrates how one family’s immigrant experience can transcend inflicted pain and trauma in order to become an example of abundant generosity and love.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Offers an unflinching look at conditions in U.S. detention centers and a sobering reminder of the power of policy to change lives”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889259573477,"sku":"NP9780062941923","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062941923.jpg?v=1730230864","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-book-of-rosy-a-mothers-story-of-separation-at-the-border-isbn-9780062941923","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}