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Don't ask me where I'm from / Jennifer De Leon.
"Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse than ever, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand"-- Provided by publisher.
It's fine that Lilliana's best friend, Jade, is all caught up in her new boyfriend lately. It's fine that her inner-city high school is disorganized and underfunded. It's fine that her father took off again, and she's left with her increasingly crazy mom, her heathen little brothers. But it turns out before he left, he signed Liliana up for a school desegregation program called METCO. At Westburg, Liliana-- half-Guatemalan and half-Salvadorian-- must struggle with being a minority. The only way to survive is to whiten up. When she discovers the truth about her father-- he's undocumented and he's been deported back to Guatemala-- nothing is fine. And Lili is done changing who she is, denying her culture and where she came from. -- Adapted from jacket and Goodreads.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534438248
- ISBN: 1534438246
- ISBN: 9780780499768
- Physical Description: 323 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book" --Title page. Publisher,publishing date and paging may vary |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 14 up. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Grades 10-12. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. HL590L Lexile Decoding demand: 95 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 89 (very high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.2 11 508744. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Racism > Fiction. Hispanic Americans > Fiction. High schools > Fiction. Schools > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Boston (Mass.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Young adult fiction. |
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- 24 of 24 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 3 of 3 copies available at Cass County. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Garden City | YA DEL 2020 (Text) | 0002205510684 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA DEL 2020 (Text) | 0002205510692 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA DEL 2020 (Text) | 0002205510676 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library District - Osage Beach | YA FIC DE LEON (Text) | 31320003756678 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Caruthersville Public Library | YA DEL (Text) | 38417100523671 | Young Adult | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Belle | YA F DEL (Text) | 35555002208173 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Iberia | YA F DEL (Text) | 35555002208165 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | YA F DEL (Text) | 35555002208157 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | TF REAL DELEON (Text) | 30061060075252 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Northwest | TF REAL DELEON (Text) | 30000024787180 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse than ever, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand"--
It's fine that Lilliana's best friend, Jade, is all caught up in her new boyfriend lately. It's fine that her inner-city high school is disorganized and underfunded. It's fine that her father took off again, and she's left with her increasingly crazy mom, her heathen little brothers. But it turns out before he left, he signed Liliana up for a school desegregation program called METCO. At Westburg, Liliana-- half-Guatemalan and half-Salvadorian-- must struggle with being a minority. The only way to survive is to whiten up. When she discovers the truth about her father-- he's undocumented and he's been deported back to Guatemala-- nothing is fine. And Lili is done changing who she is, denying her culture and where she came from. --
It's fine that Lilliana's best friend, Jade, is all caught up in her new boyfriend lately. It's fine that her inner-city high school is disorganized and underfunded. It's fine that her father took off again, and she's left with her increasingly crazy mom, her heathen little brothers. But it turns out before he left, he signed Liliana up for a school desegregation program called METCO. At Westburg, Liliana-- half-Guatemalan and half-Salvadorian-- must struggle with being a minority. The only way to survive is to whiten up. When she discovers the truth about her father-- he's undocumented and he's been deported back to Guatemala-- nothing is fine. And Lili is done changing who she is, denying her culture and where she came from. --
