{"product_id":"dont-ask-me-where-im-from-9781534438248","title":"Don't Ask Me Where I'm from","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story.\" --Celeste Ng, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Written with humor and grace, with intimacy and empathy, \u003ci\u003eDon't Ask Me Where I'm From\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect coming of age novel for our time.\" --Matt Mendez, author of \u003ci\u003eBarely Missing Everything \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTwitching Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst-generation American LatinX Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school. But when family secrets spill out and racism at school ramps up, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiliana Cruz is a hitting a wall--or rather, walls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's the wall her mom has put up ever since Liliana's dad left--again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's the wall that delineates Liliana's diverse inner-city Boston neighborhood from Westburg, the wealthy--and white--suburban high school she's just been accepted into. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd there's the wall Liliana creates within herself, because to survive at Westburg, she can't just lighten up, she has to \u003ci\u003ewhiten\u003c\/i\u003e up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo what if she changes her name? So what if she changes the way she talks? So what if she's seeing her neighborhood in a different way? But then light is shed on some hard truths: It isn't that her father doesn't want to come home--he can't...and her whole family is in jeopardy. And when racial tensions at school reach a fever pitch, the walls that divide feel insurmountable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a wall isn't always a barrier. It can be a foundation for something better. And Liliana must choose: Use this foundation as a platform to speak her truth, or risk crumbling under its weight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer De Leon is an author, editor, speaker, and creative writing professor who lives outside of Boston. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eWise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, the 2015-2016 Writer-in-Residence at the Boston Public Library, and a 2016-2017 City of Boston Artist-in-Residence. She is also the second recipient of the We Need Diverse Books grant. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDon't Ask Me Where I'm From\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBorderless\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630085083410,"sku":"9781534438248","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_028f1e8e-e9c8-4dc8-acc9-18f898470b49.jpg?v=1737266159","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dont-ask-me-where-im-from-9781534438248","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}