JOURNEY: The Story of an American Family Vol.2
Second volume in a Historical Fiction series that is told from the perspective of a young black man and his family in 1860’s America, a country that did not love him back.
The Sense of It
“What? James, you want to drop out of high school during our senior year? Are you daft? There is a war on and you are sure to be drafted. You are strong and athletic.” ” Margie, you are the academic one in our family. When I try to read, I see the words all jumbled up and my grades are bad. I know I am intelligent, but I learn by experience. I know I can make a good life for myself. And I will not be fighting in this Vietnam War. I do not want to put myself in the position of having to kill someone. I am proud of my country, but I will find other ways to work for peace.” Join siblings James and Margie in this coming of age novel, as they search for their own ways of living for peace.
The Wall
THOMAS BERTRAM is an American living in San Salvador with his fiancée CECILIA. They own a popular neighborhood restaurant and plan to wed soon. Thomas’s dream is to obtain a resident visa for Cecilia and return to the United States. DOMINGO JIMENEZ and his wife, BLANCA, own a small repair shop across the street. Domingo’s dream is to move to America so that his four-year-old daughter NANCY can grow up speaking English and have a good education and a better life than he and Blanca had. When armed gang members invade their neighborhood to demand “protection” money and threaten them with death if they don’t pay, Thomas and Domingo’s dreams for the future take on a new perspective. They decide to flee the country with their families through Guatemala and Mexico to seek asylum in the United States. But their journey is more challenging than expected, and they face a myriad of difficulties and must overcome multiple obstacles that put not only their dreams but also their lives at risk.