Publisher's Synopsis
Solito is an immediate and intimate story of a perilous and nearly impossible voyage, as well as of the extraordinary generosity and love shown at the most unexpected times. It is a narrative that is both compelling and poignant. Javier Zamora's tale, as well as the stories of millions of other people who were forced to flee their homes, is told in Solito.
Trip. One day, you'll take a vacation to be with us, my parents started saying around a year ago. similar to a journeyThree thousand miles separate Javier Zamora's little hamlet in El Salvador from the United States border, across Guatemala and Mexico. He will say goodbye to his beloved aunt and grandparents in order to reconcile with his mother, who left four years ago, and his father, whom he can hardly recall. Javier anticipates his journey, which he is making alone while traveling with a group of strangers and a "coyote" hired to guide them to safety, to last two short weeks. At nine years old, Javier's only thought is to go into his parents' arms, cuddle up in bed with them, and live together once more. He has no idea that his two weeks will turn into two life-changing months as he travels with other migrants who will grow to encircle him like an unanticipated family. He also has no idea that the dangerous boat trips, exhausting desert treks, pointed guns, arrests, and deceptions that lie ahead of him.
