{"product_id":"i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-9781524700515","title":"I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award Finalist \u003cbr\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets\u003ci\u003e Jane the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never \u003ci\u003eabandon\u003c\/i\u003e their family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out \u003ci\u003eevery possible way\u003c\/i\u003e Julia has failed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But it's not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend, Lorena, and her first love (first everything), Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister's story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524700515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e193218 \/ I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Erika L. S\u0026#225;nchez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656491528348,"sku":"9781524700515","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3f0f3123-941d-4e7b-b869-cfa7b4ac5016.jpg?v=1603888301","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-9781524700515","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}