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Nann
Dec 07, 2011Nann rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Scott and Maureen Torres-Thompson are living beyond their means in a gated community. They have a big argument and separately leave home--each thinking that the other stayed behind with their two sons (11 and 9). The only adult in the house is Araceli, the Mexican housekeeper (who is an illiegal resident). With no food, little cash, and no way to contact the parents, Araceli decides to take the boys to find their grandfather in south central LA -- a whole new world to the boys. Meanwhile the parents arrive home and think the boys have been kidnapped. A manhunt ensues, there is an arrest, an investigation, and a release. Tobar handles multiple points of view deftly. This is an insightful commentary on contemporary society.