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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - Hardcover

by Erika L. S?nchez
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Availability:In StockContributor:Erika L. S?nchezAudience:Young AdultPublish date:10/17/17Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781524700485ISBN-10:1524700487UPC:9781524700485Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Hispanic & Latino, FamilyBook Topic:Death, Grief, Bereavement, SiblingsAward:2017 National Book Awards Finalist - Young People's Lit. AwardSize:8.30 x 5.80 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCJAY3Y6AN
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "stunning" (America Ferrera) YA novel about a teenager coming to terms with losing her sister and finding herself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home.

"Alive and crackling--a gritty tale wrapped in a page-turner. "--The New York Times

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family.

But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role.

Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed.

But it's not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena, and her first love, first everything boyfriend Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister's story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?
Language:EnglishPublisher:Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781524700485ISBN-10:1524700487UPC:9781524700485Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Hispanic & Latino, FamilyBook Topic:Death, Grief, Bereavement, SiblingsAward:2017 National Book Awards Finalist - Young People's Lit. AwardSize:8.30 x 5.80 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCJAY3Y6AN
Erika L. S?nchez is a poet, a feminist, and a cheerleader for young women everywhere. She was the sex and love advice columnist for Cosmopolitan for Latinas for three years, and her writing has appeared in the Rolling Stone, Salon, and the Paris Review. Since she was a 12-year-old nerd in giant bifocals and embroidered vests, Erika has dreamed of writing complex, empowering stories about girls of color--what she wanted to read as a young adult. She lives in Chicago, not far from the setting of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Erika is fluent in Spanish, Spanglish, and cat. You can find out more about her at erikalsanchez.com or @erikalsanchez.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

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🏆 2017 National Book Awards Finalist - Young People's Lit. Award

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Erika L. S?nchez

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