Dear America: Young Readers’ Edition: The Story of an Undocumented Citizen

Adapted from Jose Antonio Vargas’s adult memoir, this book tells Vargas’s own story as an undocumented immigrant. He arrives from the Philippines at twelve to live with his grandparents in the United States, unaware that the move was illegal. When he seeks a learner’s permit, he learns his immigration status and then keeps it secret for almost twenty years. The narrative is framed alongside the undocumented population in the United States.