{"product_id":"9781250308788","title":"My Family Divided : One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMy Family Divided\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Diane Guerrero, Erica Moroz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Guerrero, the star of \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJane the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e, presents her personal story in this middle-grade memoir about her parents’ deportation and the nightmarish struggles of undocumented immigrants and their American children.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore landing a spot on the megahit Netflix show \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e; before wow-ing audiences as Lina on \u003ci\u003eJane the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e; and before her incredible activism and work on immigration reform, Diane Guerrero was a young girl living in Boston. One day, while Guerrero was at school, her undocumented immigrant parents were taken from their home, detained, and deported. Guerrero's life, which had been full of the support of a loving family, was turned upside down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflective of the experiences of millions of undocumented immigrant families in the United States, Guerrero's story in \u003ci\u003eMy Family Divided\u003c\/i\u003e, written with Erica Moroz, is at once heartbreaking and hopeful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMy Family Divided:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This memoir's greatest strength is that it \u003cb\u003ecaptures how life moves on even after a great loss\u003c\/b\u003e. . .To read this book is to understand. . .how \u003cb\u003ea child's resilience can be as heartbreaking as it is inspirational\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eEminently accessible\u003c\/b\u003e. . . This is a timely reminder that none of us lives in a vacuum and that \u003cb\u003edeportation affects more than just the deportee\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Country We Love\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Chicago Public Library and \u003ci\u003eBookRiot's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Guerrero transforms a truly terrible situation into something meaningful, using her story and her role as an Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization by the White House to try to help other immigrant families left in this terrible position.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lovingly detailed in colloquial and well-paced prose . . . The author's candor in chronicling the lowest moments of her life reads like an urgent confessional.  . . The author's greatest strength lies in her ability to advocate for undocumented immigrants and others affected by immigration status.\" \u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Offering readers the story she needed to hear as a child, Guerrero shines a light on this country's flawed immigration system, eloquently calling for reform without diminishing her appreciation for the opportunities US citizenship has afforded her. A timely and enlightening read.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Country We Love\u003c\/i\u003e is the poignant, candid, and often shocking account of the challenges Guerrero faced as a citizen child of undocumented parents\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e[special cover feature]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I could not recommend this book enough, especially if you liked The Book of Unknown Americans.” —Book Riot [best books of April 2016]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Country We Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary story for our times...It is a heartrending memoir that humanizes the story of America’s immigration policies.\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Antonio News-Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Advocating on behalf of the undocumented immigrants in our country, Guerrero’s memoir is a well-written tell-all of a woman who traveled a difficult path to stardom.” —ReadItForward.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250308788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40688750035150,"sku":"9781250308788","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c6780c28-74df-4726-88d1-14e5c3c2357a.jpg?v=1640322333","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250308788","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}