![]() ![]() ![]() I started writing this during the elections of 2016. In Efrén Divided you look at a lot of what is wrong about the United States, but you also see hope. ![]() The interview has been edited for length and clarity. We caught up with Cisneros, a middle school teacher, via Zoom from his home in Santa Ana, California. citizenship, it’s up to Efrén to cross into Tijuana to take Amá the money, a journey that proves transformative. Then Efrén’s Amá is suddenly deported, and now he must care for his two little siblings while Apá, also undocumented, works extra overtime in hopes of hiring a coyote. Jennifer’s mother- like Efrén’s-“no tiene papeles,” and Jennifer sees the position as a way to create change-in attitudes if not policies. In Ernesto Cisneros’ moving debut, Efrén Divided (Harper/HarperCollins, March 31), Mexican American 12-year-old Efrén Nava tries to be a loyal best friend to David Warren, a White boy who’s running for student-body president as a goof-but secretly Efrén’s rooting for Jennifer Huerta. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |