Category Archives: Undocumented immigrants

While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780063083967 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Adult romance writer Rai has crafted … Continue reading →

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We Are All We Have by Marina Budhos

Posted on November 10, 2022 by kyurenka

We Are All We Have by Marina Budhos. Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2022. 9780593120200 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? 17-year-old Pakistani Rania … Continue reading →

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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs

Posted on February 20, 2022 by susanh579

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs. Sourcebooks, 2021. 9781728234656 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Petra and her small family, her … Continue reading →

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Bright Star / Lucero by Yuyi Morales

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Bright Star (9780823443284) / Lucero (9780823447848) by Yuyi Morales. Spanish translation by Eida Del Risco. Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House, 2021. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction/picture book … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From – by Jennifer De Leon, illustrated by Elena Garnu

Posted on December 3, 2020 by kyurenka

 Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From – by Jennifer De Leon, illustrated by Elena Garnu, Atheneum (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), 9781534438248, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What … Continue reading →

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