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Detained: A boy's journal of survival and resilience

By David Esperanza, Gerardo Iván Morales
Unabridged — 9 hours, 51 minutes
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By David Esperanza, Gerardo Iván Morales
Unabridged — 9 hours, 51 minutes
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As harrowing as it is hopeful, this one-of-a-kind account of baseless cruelty is required reading. While addressing dark topics with fresh and honest eyes, the light of human kindness shines through the brightest in the end.

A 2025 Latino Book Award Winner, Bronze Medal for Best Autobiography - English

“A shocking and moving read. A brutally honest account of the impact of family separation at the US border.”-Kirkus Reviews

The first-ever memoir of a child's experience in detention on the US/Mexico border under President Trump's infamous family separation policy.

David Esperanza was just thirteen years old when he lost his caregivers, his beloved grandmother and uncle. Since both of his parents were working and ...