false 5970496 5 Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north. While watching <i>The Magnificent Seven</i>, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men--her own "Siete Magníficos"--to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over. <br><br>Filled with unforgettable characters and prose as radiant as the Sinaloan sun, INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH is the story of an irresistible young woman's quest to find herself on both sides of the fence. 6143535 19 5 2009 Into the Beautiful North: A Novel total:234|5:59|4:110|3:44|2:16|1:5| 234 904 612 119 2 6 false false Tue Jun 09 08:37:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 09:39:20 -0700 2009 devil's highway told the true story of 26 mexicans who attempted to cross the american border by passing through the hellish region known as the devil's highway. from a selfish perspective i say open the borders and let mexicans flood the place: i e...more...]]> 5 1 true false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 07:08:33 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 15:49:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:47:02 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:09:03 -0700 2009
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After seeing the Magnificent Seven, Mayeli hatches a plan to save her pueblo from the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:56:02 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 10:41:09 -0700 2009 1 Into the Beautiful North is a true gem in Powell's Indiespensable series of book selections. With just the right mix of humor and gravity, Urrea's Mexico is a universe that seems half Weeds season 4 and half 2666. He tells the story of Nayeli, a 17-year-old Mexican girl who sets out to repopulate he...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:31:45 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:39:12 -0700 2009
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What a wonderful story. There are no men in her village, all had left to work in the US....more...]]>