About the Author

Jeanine Cummins is the author of three books: the novels THE OUTSIDE BOY and THE CROOKED BRANCH, and one true crime work, A RIP IN HEAVEN. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.

Reviews

I defy anyone to read the first seven pages of this book and not finish itTough, powerful... AMERICAN DIRT made me understand better why someone would give up the home they know and love to survive, and the grit required to cross that borderFrom its heart-stopping first sentence to its heart-shattering last Cummins' story of immigrants is just what we need nowIt's been a long time since I turned pages as fast as I did with AMERICAN DIRT