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My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope

Diane Guerrero with Erica Moroz

Diane Guerrero’s memoir recounts her experience as the child of undocumented immigrant parents. Born in New Jersey, she lived in Boston as a young girl. The book examines the complexities of the immigration system and the consequences of her parents’ deportation. It places that loss within Guerrero’s personal journey of home and family. A resource list appears at the end of the memoir itself.

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Book details

Themes
Family · Grief And Loss · Home · Immigration And Migration
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published
July 17, 2018
Pages
256
ISBN-13
9781250134868
Language
English
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