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fourlittlebees 's review for:
We Never Asked for Wings
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
This poignant story will stay in readers hearts long after the last page has been read. Diffenbaugh weaves in the plight of undocumented immigrants to her tale of first- and second-generation Americans struggling to make their way in America. Moving without being maudlin, this story avoids the stereotypes in its stark portrayal of mothers who just want the best for their children.
Letty had everything going for her as a teenager, until she found herself pregnant. Her parents stepped in and raised her children for her, but when her father returns to Mexico and refuses to come back, her mother joins him, leaving Letty to truly be a mother for the first time. Raising a teen son and a young daughter feels like more than she can handle, especially when new — and familiar — faces enter their lives.
Reviewed for RT Book Reviews September 2015 issue: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/we-never-asked-wings
TOP PICK and 2015 Best Multicultural Fiction nominee
Letty had everything going for her as a teenager, until she found herself pregnant. Her parents stepped in and raised her children for her, but when her father returns to Mexico and refuses to come back, her mother joins him, leaving Letty to truly be a mother for the first time. Raising a teen son and a young daughter feels like more than she can handle, especially when new — and familiar — faces enter their lives.
Reviewed for RT Book Reviews September 2015 issue: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/we-never-asked-wings
TOP PICK and 2015 Best Multicultural Fiction nominee