Into the Beautiful North: A Novel

by Luis Alberto Urrea | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0316025267 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingnimrodielwing of Evanston, Illinois USA on 1/30/2016
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Journal Entry 1 by wingnimrodielwing from Evanston, Illinois USA on Saturday, January 30, 2016
I picked this copy up from the Evanston Public Library as part of National Endowment for the Arts The Big Read program of which this is one of the selection titles. I thought it looked fantastic so grabbed a copy.

This is what the Library says of their "The Big Read" program:

INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH: EVANSTON'S BIG READ

As a recipient of a $15,000 grant National Endowment for the Arts' The Big Read the Library will be hosting a comprehensive community reading program, including a variety of events between September 2015 and May 2016. The Big Read provides communities nationwide with the opportunity to read, discuss, and celebrate one of 37 selections from U.S. and world literature. It is designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. Partnerships with District 65 , Evanston Township High School, the City of Evanston, local senior facilities and businesses will encourage all of Evanston to participate in The Big Read discussions and events. Evanston's Big Read will focus on Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea. Set in the highly charged world of the U.S.--Mexico border, which Urrea considers as a place of connection as well as divide, Into the Beautiful North, is sure to inspire lively discourse. Copies of the book will be available at the Library and at discussion sites throughout the community.
The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Journal Entry 2 by wingnimrodielwing at Evanston, Illinois USA on Saturday, February 6, 2016
Nayeli and her friends have left their home in the Saldaigo, Mexico on a "mission from God". When desperadoes invade their city, the five friends are inspired by the movie The Magnificent Seven and set out to find seven protectors for their home. The five friends leave home together to try and sneak across the border into the United States to find Mexican ex-soldiers and policemen to bring back to rescue their homes. Nayeli has an ulterior motive, to get to Kankakee, IL and find her father who had gone north several years earlier.

I was drawn into the story. I did not expect to finish it this week as I'm only having relaxing reading on my commute. However, I found myself wanting to know what would happen next. when the book ended I wanted to know what happened next. These are all signs of a fantastically engaging story line.

Journal Entry 3 by wingnimrodielwing at Guey Lon Restaurant - 3968 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago, Illinois USA on Saturday, February 6, 2016

Released 8 yrs ago (2/5/2016 UTC) at Guey Lon Restaurant - 3968 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago, Illinois USA

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