Luis Alberto Urrea (born August 20, 1955 in Tijuana, Mexico)[1] is a Mexican-American poet, novelist, and essayist.
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The Question and Answer section for Into the Beautiful North is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Nayeli is one character we can define as honorable because she sacrificed and faced her fears to do the right thing for her community.
Aunt Irma shares her own journey into the United States and tells them about Chava, who helped her over the border. It is decided that the girls will contact Chava upon their arrival in Tijuana to help them as well. The others agree.
They watch a Latino television channel on their way to Vegas. They see scantily clad women and burning bodies.
