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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
3.5 stars. The author has an incredible story of loss and triumph and I thought this was a really quick and easy read that kept me engaged. As other reviewers have pointed out, the writing style was a little bit juvenile, which explained the YA sticker my library had put on this book, despite some topics that may not be appropriate for young readers. I loved hearing the author’s story of getting through high school and how she found acting.
I can't imagine the courage it took to come out of the shadows and write this book. Diane Guerrero has given a voice to so many little children who are lost and ignored in a heartless, broken immigration system.
Important and compelling. Diane Guerrero is so endearing and well-spoken, and I loved hearing her
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Her story is beautiful and raw. She speaks about how immigration turned her life around, and how it affected her whole life. However she changes her life around and become an advocate for Latino families and immigrant families.
""People who enter America without their papers are breaking the laws," some people argue. "It's not fair." It also wasn't "fair" for our ancestors to roll up and take land from the Native Americans, but I don't hear folks complaining about the benefits we enjoy because they did. Neither was it fair for our forefathers to import slaves to toil in their cotton fields; plantation owners built this nation's wealth by degrading blacks, a group once declared only three-fifths human by Congress. So-called fairness has seldom been this country's primary compass in determining the best action to take. So instead of arguing about whether immigrants should be here, let's focus on creating a plan that actually moves us forward: immigration reform."
The audio book simultaneously broke my heart and inspired me. A must read!
The content in this book is undoubtedly important, and I appreciated the mentions of the many issues intrinsic to the American immigration system. However, the writing style was casual to a point that disrupted the ideological flow. Asides like “thanks, mom” or “I’ve always been a pussy” certainly make Guerrero more relatable, but made it hard to take seriously her authorial voice. Perhaps this is because the book was co-authored, but the writing style is inconsistent and does a disservice to the Guerrero’s story and experiences. Perhaps this would be a good book for a middle schooler to read, but as an adult memoir it fell short for me.
found myself laughing, tearing up, and bawling my eyes out while reading this book.
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