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27 reviews for:
Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
Julissa Arce
3.94 AVERAGE
27 reviews for:
Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
Julissa Arce
3.94 AVERAGE
challenging
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emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
This is a good read, especially right now. This story really shows what a person is thinking when they immigrate.
It is a very timely read. If you want to understand what it is like to be an undocumented immigrant, this is the book for you. Everyone just wants to feel accepted. Julissa’s story is compelling. She is a voice we all need to listen to.
Listened to this one for Hispanic Heritage Month. Quick, easy, yet enlightening. Definitely well suited for the middle school reader on this topic. While I don't think I learned a ton here, it's certainly interesting to hear a first hand account of the undocumented struggle.
A testament to how the system can work, but only with a lot of help and luck!
emotional
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This book sheds light on the plight of the Dreamers who came to this country as children and know no other home but United States. It reminded me of Reyna Grande's A Distance Between Us and sure enough, in acknowledgment section Arce wrote that Grande was her inspiration and mentor.
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The book touched on the complex life of an undocumented immigrant and her experience growing up multicultural while navigating all the going ons that happen when you come of age. I really enjoyed that the memoir flowed in a vignette style where each chapter touched on different aspects of her experience and offered little stories into the time leading up to and during her experiences.
It can be really easy to condemn people who we feel are doing the "wrong" thing, but for her family this seemed like the right avenue at the time -- the immigration process in the U.S. is confusing and expensive. What may seem like a simple fix, such as getting a temporary visa, may not offer a path to citizenship as policies change. This book touched on the experiences of a child and teenager which I think can help people better empathize with the nuance of the situation.
A good and easy read "reading level" wise, which I think can be important for topics like this one because it opens it up to different kinds of readers.
It can be really easy to condemn people who we feel are doing the "wrong" thing, but for her family this seemed like the right avenue at the time -- the immigration process in the U.S. is confusing and expensive. What may seem like a simple fix, such as getting a temporary visa, may not offer a path to citizenship as policies change. This book touched on the experiences of a child and teenager which I think can help people better empathize with the nuance of the situation.
A good and easy read "reading level" wise, which I think can be important for topics like this one because it opens it up to different kinds of readers.