I feel like I read this before, but maybe it‘s just true to life of families in SoAz as in SoCal. In any event, this is certainly a book that can encourage empathy in young readers who may not be familiar with the stories of people living on the border. I appreciate the care each character is given. Deserving of the awards it received.
pickEfrén Divided is 2021's Pura Belpre winner for Children's Author. It follows twelve-year-old Efrén who is determined to reunite his family after his mother is deported to Mexico. I felt the book did a good job balancing the harsh realities of the US's immigration policies alongside Efrén's school drama, deftly showing how one influences the other.
pickEfrén Nava‘s Amá is his Superwoman—or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía feel safe and loved. But Efrén‘sworst nightmare comes true one day when Amá doesn‘t return from work and is deported across the border to Tijuana, México...
Now Efren must step up ? #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
pickHits right to the undocumented immigrant issue with grace and assurance that people just want a slice of a good life. #immigration #middleschool #families #mamas
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