A review by shirleytupperfreeman
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi

Due out in Feb. 2018, this fun memoir for teens describes what it is like to grow up as an immigrant from Iran to the United States. The process of applying for permanent status dragged out for more than 23 years - age 2 to 26 for Sara. She straddled the line of rebellious American teenager and dutiful immigrant child with plenty of spice. And it was all complicated by the fact that green cards kept not materializing. At the end she includes a "illegal immigrant refresher course" to help young people (and not so young) understand all the permutations and complications of our current system.