{"product_id":"i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-book-by-erika-l-sanchez","title":"I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Book by Erika L. Sánchez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erika L. Sánchez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"359\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"249\"\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLatinx Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"290\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"314\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult \/ Young Adult\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"378\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"485\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eabandon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e their family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eevery possible way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Julia has failed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it’s not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena, and her first love, first everything boyfriend Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister’s story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1178\"\u003eThemes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1234\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1234\"\u003eIdentity \u0026amp; cultural belonging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003eGrief \u0026amp; family dynamics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003eMental health \u0026amp; self-discovery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003eExpectations within immigrant families\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eA portion of the purchase of this book goes directly to community groups and organizations (listed in this collection’s description). Our goal is to support communities that have been historically marginalized and impacted by systemic oppression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yesi \u0026 Juli’s Tiendita","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47928033476822,"sku":"2331","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/4609\/0966\/files\/FullSizeRender_354f4599-420e-42d1-b553-05864a64dd6b.jpg?v=1773199279","url":"https:\/\/www.yesiandjulistiendita.com\/products\/i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-book-by-erika-l-sanchez","provider":"Yesi \u0026 Juli’s Tiendita","version":"1.0","type":"link"}