"Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario was an interesting book that made it hard for me to put it down. The book was very emotional because it discussed the topic of a mother who left her children back at home in Honduras in order to travel to the United States to find a job and continue supporting her children back at home. The little boy Enrique is determined to find his mother in the United States and in order to do that he needs to travel from Honduras to Mexico and then cross the border over to the United States. Through the entire trip, Enrique had to run into thugs, corrupt police, bandits and he even endured a few beatings. His courage and bravery through all the torment he had to face is an inspiring story for people to read. I could not believe on how young he was when he started his journey, in the book it also mentioned on how there were others that were no more then four years old and traveling to find their mothers.
When I was watching the Oscars one of the nominations for best documentaries was similar to what Enrique and the others had to go through. The documentary “Which Way Home” directed by Rebecca Cammisa, follows child migrants through Mexico on their route to the United States by a freight train that they call “The Beast.” I think if people liked the book “Enrique’s Journey” they should also check out this documentary which is similar about young children finding their mothers.
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