Micheline Aharonian Marcom
Author
Description
The epic journey of a young Guatemalan American college student, a "dreamer," who gets deported and decides to make his way back home to California.
One day, Emilio learns a shocking secret: he is undocumented. His parents, who emigrated from Guatemala to California, had never told him.
Emilio slowly adjusts to his new normal. All is going well, he's in his second year at UC Berkeley....then he gets into a car accident, and-without a driver's license...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xi, 271 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Description
"Emilio thinks he is living the American Dream: his parents, who emigrated from Guatemala to California, sacrifice daily to make sure of it. And his life seems relatively normal until he turns sixteen. Like most teenagers, Emilio is determined to get his driver's license--however, his mother dissuades him from doing so. When Emilio asks why, his parents reveal a shocking secret: he is undocumented. Emilio adjusts to his new normal. Under the Dreamers'...