My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope Contributor(s): Guerrero, Diane (Author), Moroz, Erica (Author) |
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ISBN: 125030878X ISBN-13: 9781250308788 Publisher: Square Fish
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Performing Arts - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: B |
Age Level: 10-14 |
Grade Level: 5-9 |
Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" L (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 195886 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Diane Guerrero, the star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, presents her personal story in this middle-grade memoir about her parents' deportation and the nightmarish struggles of undocumented immigrants and their American children. This memoir's greatest strength is that it captures how life moves on even after a great loss. . .To read this book is to understand. . .how a child's resilience can be as heartbreaking as it is inspirational. --The New York Times Book Review Eminently accessible. . . This is a timely reminder that none of us lives in a vacuum and that deportation affects more than just the deportee. --Kirkus Reviews |
Contributor Bio(s): Guerrero, Diane: - Diane Guerrero is an actress on the hit shows Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin. She has written about her family in the Los Angeles Times and has appeared on CNN to discuss immigration issues. She also volunteers with the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center. She lives in New York City.Moroz, Erica: - Erica Moroz is the New York Times-bestselling co-author and ghostwriter of numerous young reader adaptations, including Enrique's Journey: Adapted for Young People by Sonia Nazario, Quiet Power: The Secret Strength of Introverted Kids by Susan Cain, and Just Mercy: Young Reader's Edition by Bryan Stevenson. She lives in New York. |
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