I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. SaáNchez

4.3 (34)
$12.99

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER bull, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST. A stunning America Ferrera YA novel about a teenager coming to terms with losing her sister and finding herself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home from the author of Crying in the Bathroom ldquo,Alive and crackling, a gritty tale wrapped in a page-turner. The New York Times Perfect 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 abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role. Then 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 every possible way Julia has failed. But 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.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - 14-17 years
    • Format - paperback
    • Dimensions - 5.56" W x 8.25" H x 0.81" D
    • Genre - fiction
    • Publisher - Random House Children's Books, Publication date - 03-05-2019
    • Page count- 368
    • ISBN- 9781524700515
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4.3/5

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3 months ago
from Bald Head, ME

Holy Romanticization...

First, it's not ALL bad. There's funny moments that genuinely made me exhale through the nose giggle, like when she was talking about the boys she was meeting who weren't her type. And it can be relatable since its a "coming of age" book, but God, it just keeps missing. The way Sanchez writes about self harm, suicide, and wards makes it sound like some kind of unrealistic fairy tale. How the main character comes across when describing what she goes through puts a soft light on something that's extremely harmful and not at all cathartic. And in all honesty, its gross. It's so past the line of "needing the details to tell the story in a funny and relatable way for the 'young adults' reading my book!" it goes straight to, "I need to dramatize this to make my audience uncomfortable." A 'young adult' reading this isn't going to know what Sanchez is talking about, like non-consensual touching and borderline pedophilia. And this isn't a good book for them to learn it from.

Customer review from barnesandnoble.com

1 year ago

A Beautiful Message

The author does an outstanding job describing what it's like to grow up in a Latino household. There were plenty of experiences the main character went through that many other members of the Latino community can personally relate to. As well as other adversities other teenagers face. The book makes you go through a roller coaster of emotions and invested as to what's to come. I highly recommend it to someone who may find a personal connection to the message of the book

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2 years ago
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Customer review from barnesandnoble.com

2 years ago

amazing read

this book was so powerful & heart wrenching. its a must read! i cried btw!

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Customer review from barnesandnoble.com

2 years ago

It’s a Must! Read!

Definitely recommend reading I love a book that starts off strong, I felt so much connected to the book as a daughter that has immigrant parents iykyk 🤎

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2 years ago

Acurate

I would recommend this book to a hispanic or mexican audience. The book accurately depicts a mexican mother daughter relationship. I liked that they did not hide the way they treat and talk to one another in the real world. I disliked that they included sexual thoughts a teenage girl would think but it stayed realistic. Overall the book is very good and i recommend to new readers over 13.

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3 years ago
from Princetion X

Very Realistic

I enjoyed how the book was very realistic, it didnt hide from the way it is to grow up hispanic or even the hardships that came with it. Along with it being realistic it didn't turn a blind eye to topics like suicide or depression and sexual assault

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3 years ago
from Texas

It’s a good book

I think it’s a great book just think the book has one requirement which would be for a mature reader other than that really enjoyed they book especially then ending.

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