While there are many books coming out this week, there's one that I'm particularly excited about. It's a 2011 debut by author Bettina Restrepo called Illegal. Please be sure to check out all of the information below. There will also be links to purchase Illegal online.
Illegal
by Bettina Restrepo
Hardcover, 256 pages
Katherine Tegen Books
A promise.
Quinceañera.
A promise that we would be together on my fifteenth birthday . . .
Instead, Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora stays behind. She fights to make sense of her loss while living in poverty—waiting for her father's return and a better day. When the letters and money stop coming, Nora decides that she and her mother must look for him in Texas. After a frightening experience crossing the border, the two are all alone in a strange place. Now, Nora must find the strength to survive while aching for small comforts: friends, a new school, and her precious quinceañera.
Bettina Restrepo's gripping, deeply hopeful debut novel captures the challenges of one girl's unique yet universal immigrant experience.
1 comments:
So excited its out. I have been wanting to read this one.
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