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Yo no soy tu perfecta hija mexicana

by Erika L. Sánchez (USA)
Novel, 284 pages

The perfect Mexican daughter is respectful, subservient, and wouldn’t dream of lying to her mother to be with her first love, or abandoning her parents to go to away to school. But Julia is not the perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga, adored by all the relatives and always hovering over her parents, whose tragic death shatters the family, though no one seems to notice that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother channels her own grief into idolizing Olga and pointing out at every turn how Julia has failed.
Julia turns up clues suggesting Olga may not have been as perfect as everyone thought. But, if this is so, who can she confide in and who would even believe her? And the bigger question: How will she find her place in a world not made for her?

• Billed as a young adult novel, this New York Time bestseller is a compelling page-turner for all ages (but, in my old school opinion, rather too raw for teens).
• The resource notes for this novel are designed to guide Spanish learners with limited vocabulary and reading experience. There is a great deal of dialogue, and most of the narration is in present tense.

For mid-intermediate and above

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ISBN: 978-0-525-56432-4

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