Solito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees from Central America

They are a mass migration of thousands of young people from Central America, yet each one travels alone: solito, solita.Author: Steven MayersBinding Type: PaperbackPublisher: Haymarket BooksPublished: 04/16/2019Series: Voice of WitnessPages: 336Weight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90dISBN: 9781608466184Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019Booklist 03/01/2019 pg. 7Publishers Weekly 03/11/2019Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 108About the AuthorSteven Mayers is a writer, oral historian, and professor at the City College of San Francisco. He has interviewed Central American migrants for over a decade. His master's thesis explored ways in which fiction can challenge historical accounts of the past, and his dissertation, analyzing the stories of Central American war refugees, focused on the themes of identity, home, and forgiveness. Jonathan Freedman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and mentor with more than thirty years' experience reporting from Central America, Mexi