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The Deportation of Wopper Barraza - Maceo Montoya

By Maceo Montoya

Release Date: 2014-02-15

Genre: Fiction & Literature

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ā€œA brilliant and innovative take on an issue close to the hearts and minds of families who have one foot planted firmly on both sides of the border. It is a deportation story in reverse: a bold re-envisioning with unexpected consequences, mystery, and insight.ā€ā€”Tim Z. Hernandez, author of MaƱana Means Heaven

After Wopper Barrazaā€™s fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his immediate deportation. ā€œBut I havenā€™t been there since I was a little kid,ā€ says Wopper, whose parents brought him to California when he was three years old. Now he has to move back to MichoacĆ”n. When he learns that his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, the future looks even more uncertain. Wopper's story unfolds as life in a rural village takes him in new and unexpected directions.

This immigrant saga in reverse is a story of young people who must live with the reality of their parentsā€™ dream. We know this story from the headlines, but up to now it has been unexplored literary territory.

The Deportation of Wopper Barraza - Maceo Montoya

By Maceo Montoya

Release Date: 2014-02-15

Genre: Fiction & Literature

(0 ratings)
Read Download
ā€œA brilliant and innovative take on an issue close to the hearts and minds of families who have one foot planted firmly on both sides of the border. It is a deportation story in reverse: a bold re-envisioning with unexpected consequences, mystery, and insight.ā€ā€”Tim Z. Hernandez, author of MaƱana Means Heaven

After Wopper Barrazaā€™s fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his immediate deportation. ā€œBut I havenā€™t been there since I was a little kid,ā€ says Wopper, whose parents brought him to California when he was three years old. Now he has to move back to MichoacĆ”n. When he learns that his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, the future looks even more uncertain. Wopper's story unfolds as life in a rural village takes him in new and unexpected directions.

This immigrant saga in reverse is a story of young people who must live with the reality of their parentsā€™ dream. We know this story from the headlines, but up to now it has been unexplored literary territory.

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