Return to Sender

After Tylers father is injured in a tractor accident his family is forced tohire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure.Tyler ... » 

After Tylers father is injured in a tractor accident his family is forced tohire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure.Tyler isnt sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And whatabout the three daughters particularly Mari the oldest who is proud of herMexican heritage but also increasingly connected her American life. Her familylives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back tothe poverty they left behind in Mexico. Can Tyler and Mari find a way to befriends despite their differences?In a novel full of hope but no easy answers Julia Alvarez weaves a beautifuland timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it. Fromthe Hardcover edition. «