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Author Thorpe, Helen, 1963- author.

Title Just like us : the true story of four Mexican girls coming of age in America / Helen Thorpe.

Imprint New York : Scribner, 2009.

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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  305.868 THO    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.868 T398    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  305.8687 T398    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  305.8687 THORPE    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.868 THORPE    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  305.868 THORPE    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  305.8687 THO    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  305.868 THO    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  305.8687 THORPE    Check Shelf
Edition 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description viii, 387 pages ; 24 cm
Summary This book offers a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver, two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don't, and the challenges they face as they attempt to pursue the American dream. Here the author tells the story of four high school students whose parents entered this country illegally from Mexico. All four of the girls have grown up in the United States, and all four want to live the American dream. As the girls attempt to make it into college, they discover that only the legal pair see a clear path forward. Their friendships start to divide along lines of immigration status.
Contents Prom night -- Question mark -- Instantaneous rate of change -- Rise and fall -- Life's mighty question -- American woman -- Sympathy -- Crash test dummy -- Liar, liar, liar -- Breaking in -- Three tens and a nine -- Bad papers -- Talk radio -- Many dwelling places -- Salon Ocampo -- Black market -- Comal -- Manhunt -- Social inequality -- The concept of citizenship -- Sorority girls -- Friendly banter -- Auto theft -- Machismo -- LiberaciĆ³n -- Physical evidence -- Portrait of a pariah -- Yo pago impuestos -- Live from the border -- Caution -- Headwaters -- Tancredoland -- Guilty as charged -- Well-ordered society -- Blessing -- Surprise appearance -- Gun show -- Laugh now, cry later.
Subject Denver (Colo.) -- Social life and customs.
Undocumented immigrants -- Colorado -- Denver.
Mexican American women -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01019052
Coming of age -- Colorado -- Denver.
Noncitizens -- Colorado -- Denver.
Mexican American women -- Colorado -- Denver -- Social conditions.
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
Coming of age (OCoLC)fst01763769
Colorado -- Denver. (OCoLC)fst01205192
Local Subject Undocumented immigration -- Colorado -- Denver.
Subject Denver (Colo.) -- Social conditions.
Illegal immigration -- Colorado -- Denver.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Hispanic American Studies.
Other Form: Also issued as: Thorpe, Helen, 1963- Just like us : the true story of four Mexican girls coming of age in America. First Scribner trade paperback edition. New York : Scribner, 2011 9781416538981 (OCoLC)722901243
ISBN 9781416538936 (hardcover)
1416538933 (hardcover)
9781416538981 (trade pbk.)
1416538984 (trade pbk.)
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