Raising Our Social Consciousness Book Club: "Solito: A Memoir" by Javier Zamora
Mon, Jul 13
|Zoom
4 Mondays: July 13th - August 3rd
Time & Location
Jul 13, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT
Zoom
About the Event
Zoom attendance details will be emailed prior to the event to those who sign up.
Dates: 4 Mondays, July 13th through August 3rd
Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Book: Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
Greetings All,
We are personally inviting you to join the Raising Our Social Consciousness (ROSC) Book Club which we facilitate for Spiritual Life Center. The ROSC Book Club seeks to explore the experiences of different populations in the United States.
This round of our book club we are reading Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents’ arms, snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee the perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito provides an immediate and intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story, but it’s also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home. “ Amazon review.
Our group is facilitated in a way to ensure emotional safety for all participants while learning about new and sometimes challenging material.
As usual the first session begins with introductions, so discussion of the books will be limited. Please let us know if you are going to be absent. That way we won’t be anticipating your arrival.
Looking forward to meeting again.
There is no cost to join the ROSC Book Club, but a suggested Love Offering (between $5 to $50) is recommended to support SLC programs such as our ROSC Book Club. A Love Offering can be made when you register here or at a later time after the Book Club begins.
Peace,
Linda & Be
“As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” --Nelson Mandela
Linda Paoli & Be Patterson
SLC, Social Consciousness Book Group
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