America’s Dreaming
Bob McKinnon, illustrated by Thai My Phuong
Her alcoholic mother resents her; her married boyfriend, Correa, beats her; and their fourteen-year-old daughter thinks life would be better anywhere but with Am�rica.
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- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN-13
- 9780060928261
- Language
- English
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- 2025Kindergarten to Second Grade
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