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Borderless

Jennifer De Leon

Sixteen-year-old Maya attends Salomé Fashion Institute in Guatemala City on scholarship. Her mother takes extra jobs to cover what the scholarship does not, and both look toward the school’s fashion show and Maya’s future career. When Maya’s mother fails to attend the show, Maya faces a troubling explanation: gang threats in their neighborhood have reached their home, involving a boy Maya thought might be a friend.

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Themes
Family · School · War And Conflict · Work And Careers
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Published
April 25, 2023
ISBN-13
9781665904179
Language
English
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