Where I Belong
Where I Belong
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Where I Belong

Written by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
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12 - 17
Reading age
264
Page count
269
Words per page
740L
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Sep 7, 2021
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A Pura Belpré Honor Book An immigrant teen fights for her family, her future, and the place she calls home. In 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.Then 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.

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immigration and emigrationfamilypoliticsfamily lifemulticulturaldating and courtship

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781541597976
    Publication Date
    September 7, 2021
    Publisher
    Carolrhoda Lab (R)
    Original Publication Date
    September 7, 2021
    Page Count
    264
    Words Per Page
    269
    Audience
    Young Adult
    Reading Age
    12 - 17 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2020009207
    Lexile® Level
    740L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    11
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    515587
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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