{"product_id":"dont-ask-me-where-im-from-9781534438248","title":"Don't Ask Me Where I'm from","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story.\" --Celeste Ng, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Written with humor and grace, with intimacy and empathy, \u003ci\u003eDon't Ask Me Where I'm From\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect coming of age novel for our time.\" --Matt Mendez, author of \u003ci\u003eBarely Missing Everything \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTwitching Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst-generation American LatinX Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school. But when family secrets spill out and racism at school ramps up, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiliana Cruz is a hitting a wall--or rather, walls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's the wall her mom has put up ever since Liliana's dad left--again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's the wall that delineates Liliana's diverse inner-city Boston neighborhood from Westburg, the wealthy--and white--suburban high school she's just been accepted into. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd there's the wall Liliana creates within herself, because to survive at Westburg, she can't just lighten up, she has to \u003ci\u003ewhiten\u003c\/i\u003e up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo what if she changes her name? So what if she changes the way she talks? So what if she's seeing her neighborhood in a different way? But then light is shed on some hard truths: It isn't that her father doesn't want to come home--he can't...and her whole family is in jeopardy. And when racial tensions at school reach a fever pitch, the walls that divide feel insurmountable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a wall isn't always a barrier. It can be a foundation for something better. And Liliana must choose: Use this foundation as a platform to speak her truth, or risk crumbling under its weight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer de Leon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534438248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e508744 \/ Don't Ask Me Where I'm from\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ede Leon, Jennifer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jennifer De Leon is an author, editor, speaker, and creative writing professor who lives outside of Boston. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eWise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, the 2015-2016 Writer-in-Residence at the Boston Public Library, and a 2016-2017 City of Boston Artist-in-Residence. She is also the second recipient of the We Need Diverse Books grant. \u003ci\u003eDon't Ask Me Where I'm From\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827295240307,"sku":"9781534438248","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cf00832f-1b3a-4acf-8433-238286f7a7f8.jpg?v=1644563953","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dont-ask-me-where-im-from-9781534438248","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}