I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

by Sánchez, Erika L.
ISBN: 9781524700515
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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), 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?

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Sánchez, Erika L.
  • ISBN: 9781524700515
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 368
  • Publication Year: 2019

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  • Painfully human

    Nicholas D. - 3 years 5 months ago

    In a world where black and brown immigrants are unwanted, their American-born children have to balance their cultural identity, white America's perception of them, and preserving their cultural identity. This YA novel is a combination of mystery elements, deals with loss, the multigenerational trauma from immigrating, advocating for your art, as well as checks Mexicans on our anti-blackness & homophobia. Sanchez takes risks with the varied settings, not pulling any punches when it comes to social commentary. This book is healing for awkward, nerdy Mexican girls who felt too much and like they did not belong.

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