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In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781250134967
Pages
272 pages
Genre
autobiography
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country.
Grade Level
9-12; Adult
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Homelessness; separated from parents; living with friends; homeless child
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Colombian American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Alex Awards, 2017, Winner, Young Adult
Keywords
children of undocumented immigrants; immigration enforcement; deportation; Colombia; fear; immigrants
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Guerrero, Diane, "In the Country We Love: My Family Divided" (2016). Diverse Families. 871.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/871