Vivir el Dream - Paperback

Vivir el Dream - Paperback

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Vivir el Dream - Paperback
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Vivir el Dream - Paperback

Vivir el Dream - Paperback

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by Tamara Shoemaker (Editor), Allison K. Garcia (Author)

Multi-Award Winning Novel
2018 Royal Dragonfly Awards - 1st Place in Cultural Diversity Ebook Category
2018 IAN Book of the Year Award - Christian/Religious Category - Finalist
2018 Eric J. Hoffer Awards - Ebook Category - Honorable Mention
2018 Eric J. Hoffer Awards - Montaigne Medal Finalist2016 ACFW Genesis Contest Finalist

Linda Palacios crossed the border at age three with her mother, Juanita, to escape their traumatic life in Mexico and to pursue the American dream. Years later, Linda nears college graduation. With little hope for the future as an undocumented immigrant, Linda wonders where her life is going.

Tim Draker, a long-unemployed businessman, has wondered the same thing. Overcome with despair, he decides to take his own life. Before he can carry out his plan, he changes course when he finds a job as a mechanic. Embarrassed about working at a garage in the barrio, he lies to his wife in hopes of finding something better.

After Juanita's coworker gets deported, she takes in her friend's son, Hector, whom her daughter Linda can't stand, While Juanita deals with nightmares of her traumatic past, she loses her job and decides to go into business for herself.

Will the three of them allow God to guide them through the challenges to come, or will they let their own desires and goals get in the way of His path?

Author Biography

Allison K. Garcia is a Licensed Professional Counselor, but she has wanted to be a writer ever since she could hold a pencil. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Shenandoah Valley Writers, Virginia Writers Club, and is Municipal Liaison for Shenandoah Valley NaNoWriMo. Allison's short story, "At Heart," was published in the Winter 2013 edition of From the Depths literary magazine, along with her flash fiction. Her work, "You Shall Receive," was published in GrayHaven Comics's 2014 All Women's anthology. Winning an honorary mention in the ACFW Virginia 2015 short story contest, "Just Another Navidad" was published in A bit of Christmas. Allison finaled in the 2016 ACFW Genesis Contest for Vivir el Dream, to be published May 2017. Latina at heart, Allison has been featured in local newspapers for her connections in the Latino community in Harrisonburg, Virginia. A member of cultural competency committees for work and a participant in several Dream Act rallies and other events in her region, she also sings on the worship team and enjoys get-togethers with the hermanos in her church. With the help of her husband, Julio, and their son, Miguel, she has been able to nurture her love for the Latino people.

Number of Pages: 376
Dimensions: 0.84 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: May 16, 2017

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