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My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta allá

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By Amada Irma Pérez
Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez

ISBN

Paperback: 9780892392308

Awards

Pura Belpré Author Award Honor
ALSC/Reforma

Guided Reading:

N

Lexile:

720L

Interest Level:

Grades 2 – 5

Reading Level:

Grades 3 – 4

Themes

Siblings, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Overcoming Obstacles, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Interest, Immigration, Home, Grandparents, Friendship, Fathers, Farming, Families, Dreams & Aspirations, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Biography/Memoir, Bilingual

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Description

By Amada Irma Pérez
Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez

One night, young Amada overhears her parents whisper of moving from Mexico to the other side of the border—to Los Angeles, where greater opportunity awaits. As she and her family make their journey north, Amada records her fears, hopes, and dreams for their lives in the United States in her diary. How can she leave her best friend behind? What if she can’t learn English? What if her family never returns to Mexico?

From Juárez to Mexicali to Tijuana to Los Angeles, Amada learns that with her family’s love and her belief in herself, she can make any journey and weather any change—here, there, anywhere.


About the Creators

Thumb_thumbAmada Irma Pérez – Authoris a third-grade teacher in Oxnard, California, and a leading advocate of programs encouraging multicultural understanding. Like many of her students, Amada Irma was born in Mexico and came to the United States as a young child. My Very Own Room is based on her own family story. She lives with her family in Ventura, California.

Thumb_thumbMaya Christina Gonzalezis a widely exhibited artist renowned for her vivid imagery of strong women and girls. She has illustrated nearly twenty children’s books, and her artwork has appeared on the cover of Contemporary Chicano/a Art. My Colors, My World was the first book Maya both wrote and illustrated. Books that Maya illustrated include Laughing TomatoesFrom the Bellybutton of the Moon, and Angels Ride Bikes. She lives and plays in San Francisco, California.

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