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I am not your perfect Mexican daughter
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- ISBN: 9781524700492
- ISBN: 1524700495
- ISBN: 9781524700485
- ISBN: 1524700487
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Physical Description:
344 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, c2017.
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | YA SANCH E (Text) | 33126022746915 | YA Fiction | Checked out | 04/20/2024 |
| Independence Branch | YA SANCH E (Text) | 33126022500684 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
When her sister, considered the perfect Mexican daughter by her parents, dies, Julia tries to reassemble her shattered family despite her own grief and her mother's penchant for pointing out every possible way Julia has failed. - Baker & Taylor
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed. - Random House, Inc.
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