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Just like us the true story of four Mexican girls coming of age in America

"Just Like Us" offers a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver--two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don't--and the challenges they face as they attempt to pursue the American dream.

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Main Author:	Thorpe, Helen, 1965-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scribner, 2009.
Edition:	1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Subjects:	Mexican American women > Colorado > Denver > Social conditions. Illegal immigration > Colorado > Denver. Denver (Colo.) > Social conditions. Denver (Colo.) > Social life and customs.
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Summary:	"Just Like Us" offers a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver--two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don't--and the challenges they face as they attempt to pursue the American dream.
Physical Description:	viii, 387 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9781416538936 (hard cover) 1416538933 (hard cover) 9781416538981 (trade pbk.) 1416538984 (trade pbk.) 9781439166253 (ebook) 1439166250 (ebook)
Author Notes:	Helen Thorpe was born in London to Irish parents and grew up in New Jersey. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times Magazine , New York magazine, The New Yorker , Slate , and Harper's Bazaar . Her radio stories have aired on This American Life and Sound Print . She is the author of Just Like Us , Soldier Girls , and The Newcomers and lives in Denver.