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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Illegal by Bettina Restrepo

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora fights to make sense of her loss while waiting for her father’s return and a better day. When the letters and money from her father stop coming, Nora decides that she and her mother must look for him in Texas. After a harrowing experience crossing the border, the two are all alone in a strange place called Houston. Now, Nora figures out how to survive while still aching for small comforts: friends, a new school, and a quinceaƱera to mark her fifteenth birthday.

Bettina Restrepo’s powerful and deeply hopeful debut novel captures the challenges of one girl’s unique yet universal immigrant experience.

256 pages
Published by Katherine Tegen Books
Releases March 01, 2011

Donated by Shanyn @ Chick Loves Lit
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2 comments:

Abby Stevens said...

I'd love to read this!
Abby, VA

Unknown said...

Tiger (AL)