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"During the Great Depression, the U.S. government illegally deported more than a million Mexican-American citizens to make room on the welfare rolls and alleviate unemployment for white Americans. Carlos Moreno is a young man who has known only hardship and poverty, chasing rumors of work across Texas during the 1920s. Pursued by a renegade Texas Ranger who thinks he holds the key to a secret, Carlos takes refuge in ""Little Mexico,"" Houston's colorful, boisterous barrio. He picks the worst possible time to fall in love. As the U.S. launches its repatriation campaign, the ranger joins forces with Immigration agents to step up his personal manhunt. Now Carlos and his wife will have to rely on their courage and ingenuity to avoid a dragnet that will ensnare an entire population."

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"""Tense, tender, and ultimately hopeful, Weinstein offers a vivid picture of the Great Depression from an entirely fresh angle, wrapped in a beautiful love story that will touch your heart."" -JOSHILYN JACKSON, New York Times bestselling novelist ""Told through memorable characters splendidly created by a skilled and gifted writer, this achieves what important literature ought to achieve-a sense of awe from the discovery of a grand experience. Few books shadow me after the reading; this one does."" -TERRY KAY, author of To Dance with the White Dog and The Book of Marie ""A love story wrapped inside a classic game of cat-and-mouse, this book is both a pleasurable and a highly relevant read."" -SUSAN REBECCA WHITE, author of A Place at the Table and Bound South ""Echoing themes from Les Misérables and The Grapes of Wrath... Carlos Moreno finds his destiny in a tale that will keep readers up late at night."" -ABRAHAM HOFFMAN, author of Unwanted Mexican Americans in the Great Depression: Repatriation Pressures, 1929-1939"

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"George Weinstein is the award-winning author of the beloved Southern historical novel HARDSCRABBLE ROAD, its sequel RETURN TO HARDSCRABBLE ROAD (winner of the Literary Titan Book Award and Readers' Favorite Award Bronze Medal), the kidnapping thriller WATCH WHAT YOU SAY, the small town, amateur-sleuth murder mystery AFTERMATH, the modern domestic drama THE CARETAKER, and the multi-cultural novel of forgotten US history THE FIVE DESTINIES OF CARLOS MORENO. A popular speaker with book clubs and at literary festivals, George is fond of telling readers the stories behind the stories and providing writers with advice he wished he had received when he embarked on his so-called writing career in 2000.His work has been published in the Atlanta press and in regional and national anthologies, including A CUP OF COMFORT FOR WRITERS. His first novel, the children's motivational adventure JAKE AND THE TIGER FLIGHT, was written for the nonprofit Tiger Flight Foundation, which is dedicated to the mission of leading the young to become the ""Pilot in Command"" of their lives. He wishes that there had been such an organization in Laurel, Maryland, where he misspent his youth.George is the twice-former President of the Atlanta Writers Club (AWC / www.AtlantaWritersClub.org) and is its Executive Director. He also holds the lifetime title of Atlanta Writers Conference Director and manages two conferences per year (www.AtlantaWritersConference.com) for the AWC to give writers access to publishing house editors, literary agents, and other industry professionals. He lives with his wife and her two daughters in Marietta, GA.Information about George's books, excerpts, endorsements and reviews, book club questions, and more, are available on his website: www.GeorgeWeinstein.com."

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