Luis Alberto Urrea: Into the Beautiful North
Author talk accompanying Community Reads Together selection Into the Beautiful North by Luis Urrea about 19-year-old Nayeli who lives in Tres Camarones, a Mexican town nearly empty of men, including Nayeli’s father, after most have gone to the U.S. to seek work. Inspired by the classic film The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli and her three closest friends are commissioned by the new village president to travel north into the U.S. to bring back men to protect their town from encroaching drug dealers. In this classic quest tale, Urrea uses humor and compassion to address issues of cultural differences and depict the many borders in life that both divide and connect. Seating is limited. Free tickets, limit two per person, will be distributed beginning at 3 p.m.