In this bestselling true story, one Honduran boy goes in search of his mother, who left to find work in the United States ten years ago—when he was just seven years old.
 
This is the true and heartbreaking story of sixteen-year-old Enrique, who sets off on a journey alone to find his mother, who he has not seen for eleven years, not since she left her starving family and illegally entered the United States, hoping

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La travesia de Enrique cuenta de un nino abandonado por su madre que se marcha a los Estados Unidos en busca de una mejor calidad de vida. Sonia Nazaro, galardonada con el Premio Pulitzer por esta historia real, nos presenta la realidad que viven los inmigrantes en su peregrinar para lograr el sueno americano. La historia comienza en Honduras y narra el viaje de Enrique en busqueda de su madre a los Estados Unidos, sin dinero y sin ningun otro recurso...

Describes one Honduran boy's difficult and dangerous journey to find his mother, who had made the trek northward to the United States in search of a better life but never made enough money to return home for her children.

Alexandra's Story! One quiet day in May… Enrique had just finished his junior year of college and had started taking a few summer classes.Maya was looking forward to a weekend at the beach and then high school graduation.Alexandra, an Army nurse, was only a few weeks away from being honorably discharged and thinking about her future. Spencer, a career Marine, was content with his place in the military. He liked his unit and the challenges of his...

One quiet day in May… Enrique had just finished his junior year of college and had started taking a few summer classes.Maya was looking forward to a weekend at the beach and then high school graduation.Alexandra, an Army nurse, was only a few weeks away from being honorably discharged and thinking about her future. Spencer, a career Marine, was content with his place in the military. He liked his unit and the challenges of his job. That is, until...

In Reading for Preaching Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. Plantinga- himself a master preacher- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language- his or her primary tool. General reading can...

The powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends as well as his own courage and ingenuity to turn...