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Synopsis
For Tony Sandoval, life begins with the smell of a summer monsoon in El Paso. In 1984, his world is the cramped but magical kingdom of apartment #75, a place he shares with his artistic older brother, Gabriel, and his chaotic baby brother, Tuttilo. When a joyous afternoon playing in the rain leads to a humiliating confrontation, Tony's protective mother, Elena, vows to find her family a new home—a place where her sons won't be made to feel ashamed for being children.
In a new house on a quiet cul-de-sac, Tony forges an unbreakable bond with two other boys, Richard Villalva and Randy Conner.
They become a self-proclaimed "Dream Team" , outsmarting teachers and the school's enforcer in a series of secret missions. But on the precipice of junior high, their friendship is shattered by a single act of fear, leaving Tony utterly alone just as he is thrust into a dangerous new world.
Tony's isolation culminates in a horrific act of street violence, a trauma that silences him for years. He becomes a ghost in his own life, a perpetual freshman failing out of one high school after another, escaping into a psychedelic haze to quiet the memories that haunt him. Alienated from the family that fought so hard for him, Tony drifts through a series of dead-end jobs, a dropout convinced his life is over.
A forgotten piece of advice from his brother—"You gotta give the ghosts a name" —sparks a last, desperate act: Tony begins to write. This private exorcism transforms him from a dishwasher into a celebrated author known as "El Cucuy". But after the ghosts of his past are finally quieted, he faces a new crisis: the silence of a blank page and the fear that he has lost the voice his community is now counting on.
Spanning forty years in the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border, El Cucuy is a sweeping coming-of-age story about the brutal cost of a secret and the redemptive power of giving a name to the ghosts that haunt us. It is a novel about the voiceless, the invisible, and the enduring search for home in a city of phantoms.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. For Tony Sandoval, life begins with the smell of a summer monsoon in El Paso. In 1984, his world is the cramped but magical kingdom of apartment #75, a place he shares with his artistic older brother, Gabriel, and his chaotic baby brother, Tuttilo. When a joyous afternoon playing in the rain leads to a humiliating confrontation, Tony's protective mother, Elena, vows to find her family a new home-a place where her sons won't be made to feel ashamed for being children.In a new house on a quiet cul-de-sac, Tony forges an unbreakable bond with two other boys, Richard Villalva and Randy Conner. They become a self-proclaimed "Dream Team", outsmarting teachers and the school's enforcer in a series of secret missions. But on the precipice of junior high, their friendship is shattered by a single act of fear, leaving Tony utterly alone just as he is thrust into a dangerous new world. Tony's isolation culminates in a horrific act of street violence, a trauma that silences him for years. He becomes a ghost in his own life, a perpetual freshman failing out of one high school after another, escaping into a psychedelic haze to quiet the memories that haunt him. Alienated from the family that fought so hard for him, Tony drifts through a series of dead-end jobs, a dropout convinced his life is over.A forgotten piece of advice from his brother-"You gotta give the ghosts a name" -sparks a last, desperate act: Tony begins to write. This private exorcism transforms him from a dishwasher into a celebrated author known as "El Cucuy". But after the ghosts of his past are finally quieted, he faces a new crisis: the silence of a blank page and the fear that he has lost the voice his community is now counting on. Spanning forty years in the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border, El Cucuy is a sweeping coming-of-age story about the brutal cost of a secret and the redemptive power of giving a name to the ghosts that haunt us. It is a novel about the voiceless, the invisible, and the enduring search for home in a city of phantoms. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798262152353
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. For Tony Sandoval, life begins with the smell of a summer monsoon in El Paso. In 1984, his world is the cramped but magical kingdom of apartment #75, a place he shares with his artistic older brother, Gabriel, and his chaotic baby brother, Tuttilo. When a joyous afternoon playing in the rain leads to a humiliating confrontation, Tony's protective mother, Elena, vows to find her family a new home-a place where her sons won't be made to feel ashamed for being children.In a new house on a quiet cul-de-sac, Tony forges an unbreakable bond with two other boys, Richard Villalva and Randy Conner. They become a self-proclaimed "Dream Team", outsmarting teachers and the school's enforcer in a series of secret missions. But on the precipice of junior high, their friendship is shattered by a single act of fear, leaving Tony utterly alone just as he is thrust into a dangerous new world. Tony's isolation culminates in a horrific act of street violence, a trauma that silences him for years. He becomes a ghost in his own life, a perpetual freshman failing out of one high school after another, escaping into a psychedelic haze to quiet the memories that haunt him. Alienated from the family that fought so hard for him, Tony drifts through a series of dead-end jobs, a dropout convinced his life is over.A forgotten piece of advice from his brother-"You gotta give the ghosts a name" -sparks a last, desperate act: Tony begins to write. This private exorcism transforms him from a dishwasher into a celebrated author known as "El Cucuy". But after the ghosts of his past are finally quieted, he faces a new crisis: the silence of a blank page and the fear that he has lost the voice his community is now counting on. Spanning forty years in the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border, El Cucuy is a sweeping coming-of-age story about the brutal cost of a secret and the redemptive power of giving a name to the ghosts that haunt us. It is a novel about the voiceless, the invisible, and the enduring search for home in a city of phantoms. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798262152353
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