{"product_id":"my-side-of-the-river-by-elizabeth-camarillo-gutierrez","title":"My Side of the River By Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when, at fifteen, her parents were forced back to Mexico in this galvanizing yet tender memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn to Mexican immigrants south of the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth had the world at her fingertips as she entered her freshman year of high school as the number one student. But suddenly, Elizabeth's own country took away the most important right a child has: a right to have a family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs her parents’ visas expired, they were forced to return to Mexico, leaving Elizabeth responsible for her younger brother, as well as her education. Determined to break the cycle of being “a statistic,” she knew that even though her parents couldn’t stay, there was no way she could let go of the opportunities the U.S. could provide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmed with only her passport and sheer teenage determination, Elizabeth became what her school would eventually describe as an unaccompanied, homeless youth, one of thousands of underage victims affected by family separation due to broken immigration laws. For fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Tara Westover and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Reyna Grande, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Side of the River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores separation, generational trauma, and the toll of the American dream. It’s also, at its core, a love story between a brother and a sister who, no matter the cost, is determined to make the pursuit of his own dreams easier than it was for her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47505604542684,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47505604575452,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/13_4628585e-b87f-47ab-86c3-bdcf0327d250.png?v=1769703426","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/my-side-of-the-river-by-elizabeth-camarillo-gutierrez","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}