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"Guatemalan-American high school senior Millie Vargas struggles to balance her family's needs with her own ambitions, especially after her mother's employer, a Senate candidate, uses Millie as a poster child for 'deserving' immigrants"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Mickelson, Marcia Argueta (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Lab, [2021]
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Families > Texas > Young adult fiction.
Immigrants > Young adult fiction.
Guatemalan Americans > Young adult fiction.
Dating (Social customs) > Young adult fiction.
Politics, Practical > Young adult fiction.
Texas > Young adult fiction.
Family life > Texas > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:"Guatemalan-American high school senior Millie Vargas struggles to balance her family's needs with her own ambitions, especially after her mother's employer, a Senate candidate, uses Millie as a poster child for 'deserving' immigrants"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:258 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781541597976
1541597974
Author Notes:Marcia Argueta Mickelson was born in Guatemala and immigrated to the United States as an infant. She attended high school in New Jersey and then graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in American Studies. She is the author of six novels including Star Shining Brightly, The Huaca, and Where I Belong, and she is a winner of the Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Honor. She lives in Texas with her husband and threesons.

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