Books with author Sam Salazar

First, you should know that this book is not a “woe is me, immigrant, life is so unfair” kind of story. There are no victims here. Rather, it is a portrait of the character and passions of one man, his family, and his fellow life-travelers in an immigrant community. It is also a landscape, or tapestry that captures the splendors of this collection of characters that only comes from an intimacy with their various human dimensions – warts and all. You will meet Ramiro, a strong-willed, self-reliant, deeply passionate man, who is at times a dreamer, sometimes defiant, sometimes tyrannical, but always in control of the ship that carries his lovely wife, Eliza, and their seven children. Ramiro’s hopes and dreams are modest and realistic, yet, as the title suggests, the book shows that a man’s best plans can often go astray. Indeed, it is Ramiro’s – and his family’s – resilience and courage in fighting for his beliefs, that will capture your heart and imagination

One Direction truly took the world by storm. Five young men, appearing first as solo acts on the British show The X Factor, were given the chance to make it big as a boy band. Ever since their auditions in 2010, screaming throngs of fans have been following every move and hanging on every word. This accessible book takes a look at each member of the band (Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, and Zayn Malik) and their remarkable rise to the top of the charts.

When a 1950s rural Mexican family of nine is forced to resettle in an urban American metropolis, its cultural clash is hopeful, exhausting, and thorny. Read all about it in “Of Dreams & Thorns.”This book is not a “woe is me, immigrant, life-is-so-unfair” kind of story. There are no victims here. Rather, it is a portrait of the character and passions of one man, his family, and his fellow life-travelers in an immigrant community. It is also a landscape, or tapestry that captures the splendors of this collection of characters that only comes from an intimacy with their various human dimensions – warts and all. You will meet Ramiro, a strong-willed, self-reliant, deeply passionate man, who is at times a dreamer, sometimes defiant, sometimes tyrannical, but always in control of the ship that carries his lovely wife, Eliza, and their seven children. Ramiro’s hopes and dreams are modest and realistic, yet, as the title suggests, the book shows that a man’s best plans can often go astray. Indeed, it is Ramiro’s – and his family’s – resilience and courage in fighting for his beliefs, that will capture your heart and imagination.

Of Dreams and Thorns, a novel: Based on real people and events, this is the quintessential story of every American family, and every family anywhere, that has ever been uprooted, dislocated, or transplanted. It is a story about dreams, struggles, sorrows, and triumphs. It is a story of real people finding their way in the world and of real lives ever interdependent and ever tragicomic.But this book is not a "woe is me, immigrant, life is so unfair" kind of story. There are no victims here. Rather, it is a portrait of the character and passions on one man, his family, and his fellow life-travelers in an immigrant community. It is also a landscape, or tapestry that captures the splendors of this collection of characters that only comes from an intimacy with their various human dimensions - warts and all. You will meet Ramiro, a strong-willed, self-reliant, deeply passionate man, who is at times a dreamer, sometimes defiant, sometimes tyrannical, but always in control of the ship that carries his lovely wife, Eliza, and their seven children. Ramiro's hopes and dreams are modest and realistic, yet, as the title suggests, the book shows that a man's best plans can often go astray. Indeed, it is Ramiro's - and his family's - resilience and courage in fighting for his beliefs, that will capture your heart and imagination.

*New Edition* Fifteen year old Aleksia, knew there was something different with her since she was a little girl. In a small village like Bridget, it was hard not to notice when people whispered about you and your family. But for Aleksia, that was ok. Most of the people were nice to her. Being the daughter of two of the most loved persons in the place could be the reason. Aleksia knew better. The villagers, or at least, the ones who born in Bridget knew the true about her, and her family, they knew that the day when Aleksia has to face her true destiny was coming, whatever this could mean. But she wasn’t the only one. Her best friend, Celeste, and Kiran and Zarek, the neighbors grandsons –who Aleksia loved as her cousins- share the same destiny. The only thing Aleksia was sure, was that she was a witch, or at least that’s what she was told. Her grandmother was one for sure, but Lexy –like her friends called her- couldn’t move objects or make appear things, she couldn’t do anything magical in fact. Her only hope was that one day she would have those amazing powers that people said her grandmother had. Her life would change, and it started with a dream, a horrible dream in which an old man was murdered, and soon, one of the most powerful demons would be awake…