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At night, death squads roam the slums of Guatemala City, where no homeless child is safe. Alex Sifuentes lives there in a shelter for orphaned kids, his dream of a better life dashed, when a murderous squad kills his little brother and targets Alex. Forced to leave, he flees with a coyote who smuggles him and other kids into Houston, Texas. Alex is indentured to a cantina owner who will use him any way she pleases, but during a police raid he escapes, finding his way to an exotic shaman who shelters immigrants. Under the shaman's protection, Alex forms unique bonds with a hardnosed reporter and federal agent, both of whom are committed to ending youth sex trafficking. Since Alex was once in ...
A literary collection will showcasing the art of short memoir with a variety of personal narratives of varying voices and artistic form. Featuring works by the following authors: Debra Baker; Richard Ballon; Diane Hoover Bechtler; Madeleine Beckman; J.D. Blair; Martha Everhart Braniff; Regina Murray Brault; David Breeden; Douglas G. Campbell; Yu-Han Chao; Casey Clabough; Beth Lynn Clegg; Elayne Clift; Alan Cohen; Karen de Balbian Verster; Summer DeNaples; Rebecca T. Dikinson; Christine Donovan; Gina Ferrara; Carmen Anthony Fiore; Sarah Glenn Fortson; Margaret Elysia Garcia; Lewis Gardner; Shelly Clark Geiser; Deni Ann Gereighty; Mac Greene; Susan Grier; Gloria Jean Harris; DaMaris B. Hill; B...
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From New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House. Ulysses Grant rose from obscurity to discover he had a genius for battle, and he propelled the Union to victory in the Civil War. After Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the disastrous brief presidency of Andrew Johnson, America turned to Grant again to unite the country, this time as president. In Brands's sweeping, majestic full biography, Grant emerges as a heroic figure who was fearlessly on the side of right. He was a beloved commander in the field but willing to make the troop sacrifices necess...