β Scribed by Sekaran, Shanthi
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A gripping tale of adventure and searing reality, Lucky Boy gives voice to two mothers bound together by their love for one lucky boy.
"A fiercely compassionate story about the bonds and the bounds of motherhood and, ultimately, of love." βCristina HenrΓquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans
Eighteen years old and fizzing with optimism, Solimar Castro-Valdez embarks on a perilous journey across the Mexican border. Weeks later, she arrives in Berkeley, California, dazed by first love found then lost, and pregnant. This was not the plan. Undocumented and unmoored, Soli discovers that her son, Ignacio, can become her touchstone, and motherhood her identity in a world where she's otherwise invisible.
Kavya Reddy has created a beautiful life in Berkeley, but then she can't get pregnant and that beautiful life seems suddenly empty. When Soli is placed in immigrant detention and Ignacio comes under Kavya's care, Kavya finally gets...
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JT Barrett and Adam Fourier have been best friends and neighbors since they were seven years old. Celebrating their graduation from Arizona State, Adam's world is turned upside down. With the fierce need to protect his best friend, JT takes Adam along with him to a job interview at Summer's Pointe.
**A gripping tale of adventure and searing reality, *Lucky Boy* gives voice to two mothers bound together by their love for one lucky boy. "A fiercely compassionate story about the bonds and the bounds of motherhood and, ultimately, of love." βCristina HenrΓquez, author of** ***The Book of Unknown