{"product_id":"the-death-and-life-of-aida-hernandez-9781250251237","title":"The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's 50 Best Biographies of All Time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award Winner of the 2020 Washington State Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a 2019 Southwest Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida's mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUndocumented, Aida fought to make her way. She learned English, watched \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e, and, after having a baby at sixteen, dreamed of teaching dance and moving with her son to New York City. But life had other plans. Following a misstep that led to her deportation, Aida found herself in a Mexican city marked by violence, in a country that was not hers. To get back to the United States and reunite with her son, she embarked on a harrowing journey. The daughter of a rebel hero from the mountains of Chihuahua, Aida has a genius for survival--but returning to the United States was just the beginning of her quest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking us into detention centers, immigration courts, and the inner lives of Aida and other daring characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of Aida Hernandez\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border. With emotional force and narrative suspense, Aaron Bobrow-Strain brings us into the heart of a violently unequal America. He also shows us that the heroes of our current immigration wars are less likely to be perfect paragons of virtue than complex, flawed human beings who deserve justice and empathy all the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Bobrow-Strain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250251237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAaron Bobrow-Strain\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of politics at Whitman College, where he teaches courses dealing with food, immigration, and the U.S.-Mexico border. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBeliever\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGastronomica\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIntimate Enemies: Landowners, Power, and Violence in Chiapas\u003c\/i\u003e. In the 1990s, he worked on the U.S.-Mexico border as an activist and educator. He is a founding member of the Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition in Washington State.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Aaron Bobrow-Strain \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47858839224477,"sku":"9781250251237","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2d0ce16f-a5a5-4ebe-a6d9-8d0ce13cc8fa.jpg?v=1776861588","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-death-and-life-of-aida-hernandez-9781250251237","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}