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My Family Divided

by Diane Guerrero

Ages: 12+

Published: 2018

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BFYR/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-250-13486-8

Keywords: Actors, Immigration, Family

After US-born teenager Diane's parents are deported to Colombia, she struggles to survive and succeed as an actress, then becoming an advocate for immigration reform.