Gringolandia
A Novel
Willimantic, CT : Curbstone Press, 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 279 pages ; 22 cm
In 1986, when seventeen-year-old Daniel's father arrives in Madison, Wisconsin, after five years of torture as a political prisoner in Chile, Daniel and his eighteen-year-old "gringa" girlfriend, Courtney, use different methods to help this bitter, self-destructive stranger who yearns to return home and continue his work.
Subjects:
Fathers and sons -- Teen fiction.
Political activists -- Teen fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Teen fiction.
Journalists -- Teen fiction.
Chilean Americans -- Teen fiction.
People with disabilities -- Teen fiction.
Chile -- Politics and government -- 1973-1988 -- Teen fiction.
Madison (Wis.) -- Teen fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Teen fiction.
Political activists -- Teen fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Teen fiction.
Journalists -- Teen fiction.
Chilean Americans -- Teen fiction.
People with disabilities -- Teen fiction.
Chile -- Politics and government -- 1973-1988 -- Teen fiction.
Madison (Wis.) -- Teen fiction.
Target Audience: HL690L
ISBN:
9781931896498 (hardcover : alk. paper)
| Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| TF Miller-Lachmann | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Fiction | In |
