<b>From a pioneer of modern U.S. Hispanic literature, and the<I> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <I>Crazy Loco Love</i> and <I>Rain of Gold</i>, comes a gripping, coming-of-age tale that exposes the intensity and sheer will of one brave young immigrant who crosses the Mexican border.</b> <P>Seventeen-year-old Roberto Garcia has big hopes for a future different from that of his family and friends in the highlands of Michoacan, Mexico. Inspired by dreams of a prosperous life on the other side of the border, Roberto steps onto a dangerous path that so many immigrants have taken before him, a journey that leads him away from his home and into the unknown of the outside world.<P>     <I>Macho! </i>depicts life in the mountains of Central Mexico and the arduous journey north to work in the United States. As the story unfolds, so do the culture and values that determine life and death and success and failure among those who are drawn by the promise of a better life for their families left behind through the dollars they earn across the border.<P>     Powerfully written, <I>Macho! </i>captures the raw emotion, intensity, and vitality of survival while confronting the best and worst of people and life.