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I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
by Erika L. Sánchez
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BFYR/Random House/PRH
ISBN: 978-1-5247-0048-5
Keywords: Grief, Diversity, Depression, Mexico
After her sister's death, Julia learns that Olga was not the model daughter her immigrant parents thought, and discovers some hard truths about herself and her parents.