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nA funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story. --Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestseller Little Fires Everywhere n Written with humor and grace, with intimacy and empathy, Dont Ask Me Where Im From is the perfect coming of age novel for our time. --Matt Mendez, author of Barely Missing Everything and Twitching Heart nFirst-generation American LatinX Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school. But when family secrets spill out and racism at school ramps up, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand. n nLiliana Cruz is a hitting a wall--or rather, walls. n nTheres the wall her mom has put up ever since Lilianas dad left--again. n nTheres the wall that delineates Lilianas diverse inner-city Boston neighborhood from Westburg, the wealthy--and white--suburban high school shes just been accepted into. n nAnd theres the wall Liliana creates within herself, because to survive at Westburg, she cant just lighten up, she has to whiten up. n nSo what if she changes her name? So what if she changes the way she talks? So what if shes seeing her neighborhood in a different way? But then light is shed on some hard truths: It isnt that her father doesnt want to come home--he cant...and her whole family is in jeopardy. And when racial tensions at school reach a fever pitch, the walls that divide feel insurmountable. n nBut a wall isnt always a barrier. It can be a foundation for something better. And Liliana must choose: Use this foundation as a platform to speak her truth, or risk crumbling under its weight.n
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