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ISBN: 0-9660111-6-3 Price: $14.95 Pages: 329 Publisher: j-Press Publishing 4796 126th St. N. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Phone/Fax: 651-429-1819 E-Mail: sjackson@jpresspublishing.com Distributed by: Ingram, Baker & Taylor Orders may be made directly through j-Press by phone or by internet. Wholesale orders may be placed by phone.	A Dream for Gilberto by Billie Young A Dream For Gilberto is the true story of Gilberto Alzate an immigrant from Colombia, South America. Sold at a market by their poverty-stricken father while little more than toddlers, their names changed and their locations kept secret, the homeless, teen-age Gilberto undertakes a desperate search for his siblings in an attempt to bring them together again in America. Gilberto’s story, as he struggles to fulfill his dream of family and status is an emotional, and at times, even a tearful one. As Garrison Keillor observed, “To give up your country is the hardest thing a person can do . . . [Immigrants] are heroes who make an adventure on our behalf . . . and if we knew their stories we could not keep back the tears.” A Dream For Gilberto tells the universal story of the difficulties, triumphs, and failures experienced by immigrants as they reach for the American dream.
Praise for A Dream for Gilberto "A perfect case for the new social-science emphasis on the Narrative . . . . We are returning to respect for the individual story as the most, not the least, reliable source of truth. Here it is—for people who like literature and people who practice in the helping professions." —Carol Bly, Author, Changing the Bully Who Rules the World "Gilberto's struggle, his dream, burns in the reader's memory long after finishing the book . . . . [This book] reminds us of the struggles of other worlds, of how we too often refuse to see, to acknowledge, reality." —Dr. Howard D. Paap, Professor of Anthropology, Century College "The emotional mortgage of Gilberto's tragic early years stayed with him and was never 'paid off.' Even so, under severe circumstances, Gilberto did far better than his original script envisioned . . . . He succeeded far more than he dreamed." —Paul A. Verret, President, The St. Paul Foundation "I found the book a deeply moving narrative. Gilberto is a . . . man whose strengths (his dogged determination to do what he thinks best) are also his ruin." Frederick Kirchoff, Dean, Metropolitan St. University, College of Arts and Sciences St. Paul, Minnesota As an immigrant from Mexico myself, I read A Dream for Gilberto with a great deal of interest. Reading the book brought back memories and at times I would find myself nodding as if to acknowledge that what I was reading was the way it happened. —Moises Loza, Executive Director, Housing Assistance Council (HAC), Washington, DC Bllie Young writes with rare sensibility, blending personal testimony with a detailed account of a single, determined individual and his family. . . . The book is devoid of sentimentality but it arouses deep empathy for the courage of ordinary people overcoming extraordinary obstacles. We need more books like this one, capable of fleshing out what are often impersonal statistical renditions. A Dream For Gilberto is inspiring as well as informative. This book will be of interest to students of international migration, urban anthropology and sociology. —Patricia Fernandez-Kelley, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University
About the Author Biloine W. Young has a BA in English and Journalism from the University of Kansas, and an MS degree from the University of Illinois (Communications and Latin American History). She has written six previous books, one a Minnesota Book Award nominee, and has written for such diverse publications as the Saturday Review of Literature, Modern Language Journal and Phi Delta Kappan.