Speaking in Alfredito’s young voice, Argueta tells a warm, understated story about moving between cultures. After a joyful visit, Alfredito longs to stay, but on his return to California, he feels lucky to have two homes. We don’t have to go with any Señor Coyote, or run through the mountains, or hide in the trunks of cars the way we did when we first came.” After shopping for gifts, the family flies to El Salvador, where loving relatives greet them. Alfredito is nervous, but he knows that “this time it will be different.
For the first time since they moved to San Francisco, Alfredito and his parents are returning to El Salvador.
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