The Boy Who Lost His Name

Aaron at home. José everywhere else.

Aaron at home. José everywhere else.

At twelve years old, a teacher called me by a name that wasn’t mine. I never corrected her. For the next thirty-three years, I lived as two people.

At twelve years old, a teacher called me by a name that wasn’t mine. I never corrected her. For the next thirty-three years, I lived as two people.

The Boy Who Lost His Name is a memoir about identity, belonging, and what it costs to build a life as someone else. Read the opening pages before publication and discover the moment everything changed.

The Boy Who Lost His Name is a memoir about identity, belonging, and what it costs to build a life as someone else. Read the opening pages before publication and discover the moment everything changed.

A boy looking through rain-streaked glass toward a city at sunset

From the opening letter

“Aaron, in a few hours you’ll board your first flight to the United States. Your parents will call it a short visit. It won’t be. You won’t return to this house for eight years, and by the time you do, you may not recognize the boy who once sat in this corner.”

“Aaron, in a few hours you’ll board your first flight to the United States. Your parents will call it a short visit. It won’t be. You won’t return to this house for eight years, and by the time you do, you may not recognize the boy who once sat in this corner.”

Preview Edition

Read the Opening Pages

Read the Opening Pages

The preview edition includes:

• The opening letter to Aaron
• The day I became José
• The story behind Aaron at home and José everywhere else

No spam. Just the opening pages and occasional updates as the book approaches its October 2026 launch.

Jose (Aaron) Alvarez

Author of The Boy Who Lost His Name

A memoir about identity, belonging, and finding a way to live between two worlds without losing either one.

ALG Press

Jose (Aaron) Alvarez

The Boy Who Lost His Name

Launching October 2026