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The grief keeper

After escaping a detention center at the U.S. border, seventeen-year-old Marisol agrees to participate in a medical experiment hoping to keep her and her younger sister, Gabi, from being deported to El Salvador.

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Main Author:	Villasante, Alexandra (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2019]
Subjects:	Sisters > Young adult fiction. Illegal immigration > Young adult fiction. Emigration and immigration > Young adult fiction. Deportation > Young adult fiction. Grief > Young adult fiction. Human experimentation in medicine > Young adult fiction. Lesbians > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	After escaping a detention center at the U.S. border, seventeen-year-old Marisol agrees to participate in a medical experiment hoping to keep her and her younger sister, Gabi, from being deported to El Salvador.
Physical Description:	pages ; cm
ISBN:	9780525514022 0525514023
Author Notes:	Alexandra Villasante has always loved telling stories--though not always with words. She has a BFA in Painting and an MA in Combined Media (that's art school speak for making work out of anything ). Born in New Jersey to immigrant parents, Alex has the privilegio of dreaming in both English and Spanish. When she's not writing, painting or chasing chickens around the yard, Alex plans conferences and fundraisers for non-profits. She lives with her family in the semi-wilds of Pennsylvania. You can find Alexandra on twitter and Instagram at @magpiewrites or on her website, alexandravillasante.com.