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juliarose11's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
siobhanward's review
emotional
informative
fast-paced
4.0
I loved the variety of stories and art styles. The stories were interesting and I'd love to know more about how they paired up authors and artists since they were interesting pairings. Definitely wish the stories had been longer but the stories they did tell were fascinating. Special mention to Zaynab Abdi's story for getting the book of to such a strong start and to Ruth Mekoulom's story that was so unique and will stick with me for a while.
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
Interesting collection of stories from people who have immigrated to the United States for whatever reason they have.
This is put together by a group calling themselves "Green Card Collective".
After each story, there is a glossary with terms that the average reader might not know the meaning for, such as, well Green Card, which is the card that is issued to people who are permanent residents, and have the right to hold a job, without having to get a visa. The card is called that because it used to be green, but is now blue.
The stories are of people from all over. Some had to come with just the clothes on their back, or had to leave their relatives behind. Others followed lovers. Others came for an education. It is a wide variation, but all of them left home.
Good perspective on what drives people to come.
This is put together by a group calling themselves "Green Card Collective".
After each story, there is a glossary with terms that the average reader might not know the meaning for, such as, well Green Card, which is the card that is issued to people who are permanent residents, and have the right to hold a job, without having to get a visa. The card is called that because it used to be green, but is now blue.
The stories are of people from all over. Some had to come with just the clothes on their back, or had to leave their relatives behind. Others followed lovers. Others came for an education. It is a wide variation, but all of them left home.
Good perspective on what drives people to come.