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020			_a9781931010764
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050	0	0	_aPS3616.A3385 _bO36 2011
082	0	0	_aFIC PAL
100	1		_aPalacio, Melinda
245	1	0	_aOcotillo dreams _c/ Melinda Palacio
260			_aTempe, Ariz. _b: Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe _c, c2011.
300			_ax, 188 p. _c; 22 cm.
520			_aSet in Chandler, Arizona, during the city's infamous 1997 migrant sweeps, Ocotillo Dreams is no run-of-the-mill border tale. In her captivating first novel, Melinda Palacio skillfully weaves a story of politics, intrigue, love, and trust. Isola, a young woman who inherits her mother's Chandler home, relocates from California only to find that her mother had lived a secret life of helping undocumented immigrants. Isola must confront her own confusion and sense of loyalty in a strange and hostile environment. As she gets to know her mother from clues left behind, she grapples with questions of identity and belonging that eventually lead her to explore her life's meaning and to reconnect with her roots.
650			_aIllegal aliens _v-Fiction
650		4	_aEmigration and Immigration _v--Fiction
650		4	_aMothers and daughters _v--Fiction
650		0	_aMexican Americans _bRace identity _v--Fiction
651		0	_aChandler (AZ) _v--Fiction
942			_cMO
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