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Last Ride on the Ferry

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Ms. Reyna tells a tale that pulls you in from the beginning. She conveys a story of dignity and perserverence that makes you care about the people from the moment you meet them on page. Through good times and bad, her family keeps moving forward figuratively and in actual fact. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys stories of people and the worlds they live in.

Written in Southern Texas and Northern Mexico, the people and their stories can be related to by all of us. We have all felt the pains of growth, and the excitement of change. The Reyna family stays together and keeps in touch despite all the changes and trials they go through. Family relations will change over time, but the ties that keep us together shine through in Ms. Reyna's book.

Ms. Reyna has written an interesting adventure and thoroughly researched perspective on the Mestizos. I found her writing to be humorous, passionate and at times, touching. She has woven an interesting family story and done so with honesty and joy. I would recommend her book to anyone who has an interest in a family story and would appreciate an historical perspective on the Mexican culture. It is educational as well as entertaining.

Angelica Reyna brings us on a journey through the border regions of Texas, providing a first-hand look at life as an American-born Mestizo. The storyline moves quickly from one generation to the next, crossing the Rio Grande and back again.

With an authentic narrative and countless details about Braceros, undocumented workers and border patrols, Reyna shares her childhood struggles and puts a human face on today's migrant worker headlines. Spend an afternoon with this one.