Pub Date: July 27, 2021
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2019040448
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 13 to 17
Physical Info: 0.86" H x 8.32" L x 5.56" W ( 0.61 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice and Racism | Emigration Immigration and Refugees | New Experience
Series: A Latinx Coming-Of-Age
Description: "Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse than ever, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand"--
Brief description: Jennifer De Leon is the author of young adult novels Don't Ask Me Where I'm From and Borderless and the picture book Sammy and Samuel. She is the second recipient of the We Need Diverse Books grant, the editor of Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education, and a creative writing professor. She lives outside of Boston.
Review Quotes: "A thought-provoking tale about navigating race and immigration issues."--Kirkus Reviews