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HarperCollins · Paperback · August 27, 2019
In this timely and gripping novel, author Bettina Restrepo exposes the challenges of one girl’s unique yet universal immigrant experience.
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- Who it’s for
- A migration story of separation, uncertainty, and stubborn hope.
- Genres
- Immigration for Teens, Coming of Age, Hispanic & Latino YA
- Published
- HarperCollins, August 27, 2019
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In this timely and gripping novel, author Bettina Restrepo exposes the challenges of one girl’s unique yet universal immigrant experience. This is an eye-opening look into the harrowing journey a family takes to forge a more hopeful future. The paperback includes a new foreword and additional resources. Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora stays behind.
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She fights to make sense of her loss while living in poverty—in wait of her father’s return and a better day. When the letters and money stop coming, Nora decides that she and her mother must look for him in Texas. After a frightening experience crossing the border, the two are all alone in a strange place. Nora must find the strength to survive while aching for small comforts: friends, a new school, and her quinceañera. * Booklist Top Ten First Novels for Youth * YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers * Amelia Bloomer List * TAYSHAS Reading List Pick *
Between Home and Hope
A migration story of separation, uncertainty, and stubborn hope.
Come here for
- A young perspective on family separation and migration
- The ache of ordinary comforts amid upheaval
Expect
- An emotionally close coming-of-age read
- Nora’s experience of a journey from Mexico to Texas
Where it sits
| Immigration for Teens | 96% |
|---|---|
| Hispanic & Latino YA | 60% |
| Coming of Age | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- Diverse YA Fiction
- YA Family Stories
- YA Blended Family Stories
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- African American YA
- School Stories for Teens
- Assimilation for Teens
- Immigration for Teens
- Authors
- Bettina Restrepo
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 27, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age