{"product_id":"the-boy-who-lost-his-name-paperback","title":"The Boy Who Lost His Name - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJose Alvarez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost of us have done it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt some point, a new school, a new country, a new job, we built a version of ourselves designed to fit in. We got so good at being that person that we forgot who was underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boy Who Lost His Name\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of what happens when you finally go back for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé (Aaron) Alvarez was twelve years old when he arrived in Sacramento from Mexico City. On his first day at school, a teacher called him by a name he didn't recognize as his own. Unable to explain the difference, he accepted it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat seemed like a small moment became the beginning of a divided life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next thirty-three years, he built a life on top of that moment, janitor to executive, immigrant to citizen, outsider to leader. From the outside, it looked like belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut beneath every accomplishment, a boy waited.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt forty-five, sitting across from his coach, José was asked a question he couldn't answer: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Do you believe you belong here?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of going back for the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for the boy he left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eEducated\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBorn a Crime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Country\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCrying in H Mart\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor everyone who has ever become someone else to belong and wondered what was lost along the way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46368935379079,"sku":"9798997453015","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/koKxG0sXft9798997453015.webp?v=1793332261","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-boy-who-lost-his-name-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}