Brief Summary Of Solimar's Journey To America

Solimar is from a small village called Popocalco and she dreams of going to America in hopes of a better life. On her travels to America, she is involved in situations that make her open up her eyes to the dangers in the world. The guy that promised her dad that he would take her to California did not. He ended up taking her to another part of Mexico in which she would enter illegally as a drug trafficker, through an underground route. She was able to escape him with a group of young boys who were also in search of making it to America. Along the way, she and one of the boys named Checo, began a relationship in which she became a woman. Her adventures with him took them through Mexico in search of a better life. While hitching a ride on a truck, the driver
Somehow she loses track of the little girl. Solimar calls her cousin Sylvia to help find the little girl. They begin driving around, looking for the little girl. As Sylvia is driving, she becomes distracted and commits a traffic offense which results her getting pulled over by the police. The police find out that Solimar and her cousin are both illegals. They are both detained. Ignacio is then placed in foster care. A year passes, Ignacio is placed with the Reddy's. They are an Indian American couple, who can not have children on their own. The Reddy's know that the situation is not permanent, however, they truly love the little boy. Meanwhile, Solimar is in a detention center and is raped again by an officer. One night she is able to escape the detention center and she makes her way back to California. Solimar locates the Reddy's home address and waits for the opportunity to take her son back. When she is finally able to sneak in and kidnap her son from them, she heads back to Mexico with Ignacio. The Reddy's are heartbroken. For months, the Reddy's searched for the little boy. Unfortunately, they were not able to locate the little