09/01/2026
Check out our next Lit Pick!👀🤗💚
From September 1st to November 1st, receive 15% off of "Solito" by Javier Zamora at Lion's Mouth Bookstore as a part of our quarterly "Lit Pick"! We hope that this collaboration serves to better connect our community with the stories of people like our students. At the core of our organization are stories of survival, resilience, and hope. Each quarter, we'll be promoting a different book that centers the cultures and journeys of our students. With so many countries of origin represented at Literacy Green Bay, the possibilities will be endless! Thank you to Lion's Mouth Bookstore for providing this platform, and to Javier Zamora for sharing his story with all of us. Head on down to Lion's Mouth Bookstore for your copy!
Book description:
Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents’ arms, snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee the perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito provides an immediate and intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story, but it’s also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home.