Pub Date: April 1, 2019
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2018054032
Lexile Code: 0800
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 10.20" L x 8.30" W ( 0.85 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration Immigration and Refugees | Hispanic and Latino | General | Family | Parents
Description: Ten-year-old Maricela, her brother Manuel, and their mother face many challenges of having their lives completely changed by the absence of their father and husband, who is facing deportation. Full color.
Brief description: Diane de Anda, a third generation Latina, is a retired professor in the Department of Social Welfare at UCLA. Author of several children's books featuring Latino families, she published five books in 2018 and 2019.
Review Quotes: "Author De Anda honors the real challenge that many children face when a parent is deported and reminds them that it's 'all right...to cry.' Available in both Spanish and English, this story validates a heartbreaking experience." -- Kirkus Reviews