{"product_id":"where-i-belong-9781728492889","title":"Where I Belong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Pura Belpré Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn immigrant teen fights for her family, her future, and the place she calls home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 2018, Guatemalan American high school senior Milagros Millie Vargas knows her life is about to change. She has lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, ever since her parents sought asylum there when she was a baby. Now a citizen, Millie devotes herself to school and caring for her younger siblings while her mom works as a housekeeper for the wealthy Wheeler family. With college on the horizon, Millie is torn between attending her dream school and staying close to home, where she knows she's needed. She is disturbed by what's happening to asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, but she doesn't see herself as an activist or a change-maker. She's just trying to take care of her own family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen Mr. Wheeler, a U.S. Senate candidate, mentions Millie's achievements in a campaign speech about deserving immigrants. It doesn't take long for people to identify Millie's family and place them at the center of a statewide immigration debate. Faced with journalists, trolls, anonymous threats, and the Wheelers' good intentions--especially those of Mr. Wheeler's son, Charlie--Millie must confront the complexity of her past, the uncertainty of her future, and her place in the country that she believed was home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Lab (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728492889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e515587 \/ Where I Belong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marcia Argueta Mickelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42520652775605,"sku":"9781728492889","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_774f1604-a124-498b-8007-f814abc4f2e6.jpg?v=1669130909","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/where-i-belong-9781728492889","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}