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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Contributor(s): Sánchez, Erika L. (Author)

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ISBN: 1524700487     ISBN-13: 9781524700485
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 14-UP
Grade Level: 9-UP
Lexile Measure: 730 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (1.05 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: National Book Awards, Finalist, Young People's Lit., 2017
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/07/2017
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017 pg. 211
School Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 150
Booklist 09/01/2017 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2017 - Book Of Special Distinction
Shelf Awareness 12/05/2017
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2018 pg. 96
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 193218
Reading Level: 4.7   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 12.0
 
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Publisher Description:
National Book Award Finalist
Instant New York Times Bestseller

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets Jane the Virgin in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican-American home.

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?

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

"Unique and fresh." --Entertainment Weekly

"A standout." --NPR

 
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