by Erika L. Sánchez (Author)
Finalista del National Book Award!
Bestseller del New York Times!
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TIMES 2020 100 Best YA of All Times 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?
Author Biography
Erika L. Sánchez es poeta, novelista y ensayista radicada en Chicago. Fue becaria Fulbright, recipiente de la beca CantoMundo y becaria Bread Loaf. Más recientemente, fue columnista de Cosmopolitan for Latinas y ha escrito para Salon, Rolling Stone, Jezebel, The Guardian y BuzzFeed. Siendo hija de inmigrantes mexicanos indocumentados, Erika siempre ha desafiado fronteras de cualquier tipo. Encuéntrala en la web en ErikaLSanchez.com y en Twitter @ErikaLSanchez.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: October 16, 2018