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In the country we love : my family divided / Diane Guerrero with Michelle Burford.

Guerrero, Diane, 1986- (Author). Burford, Michelle, (author.).

Summary:

"Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her parents and brother were arrested and deported to Colombia while she was at school. Born in the U.S., Guerrero was able to remain in the country and continue her education, depending on the kindness of family friends who took her in. This is a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman's extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, many of whom have citizen children, whose lives here are just as precarious, and whose stories haven't been told. Written with Michelle Burford, this memoir is a tale of personal triumph that also casts a much-needed light on the fears that haunt the daily existence of families likes the author's and on a system that fails them over and over"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781627795272 (hardback)
ISBN: 9781627798334 (Spanish language hardcover)
Physical Description: 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The silver key -- Mi familia -- Underground -- The good girl -- The plan -- Ground shift -- Taken -- Left behind -- Second family -- Butterfly -- New world -- The edge -- Turnabout -- Stage right -- New York City -- Orange -- Into daylight -- Call to action -- Acknowledgments.
Target Audience Note:	HL780L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader UG 5.7 13 13 183549
Awards Note:	Alex Award 2017.