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Where I Belong

By Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Lerner Imprint Carolrhoda Lab ISBN

9781541597976

Awards and Honors 2022 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award - Honor Book

Where I Belong

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9781541597976J
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Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Xenophobia,Language: Infrequent Use,Language: Mild Language,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Sexual Content: Reference/Discussion,Social Issue: Political Viewpoint/Satire

Millie Vargas struggles to balance her family's needs with her own ambitions, especially after her mother's employer, a Senate candidate, uses Millie as a poster child for "deserving" immigrants



A Pura Belpré Honor Book



An immigrant teen fights for her family, her future, and the place she calls home.



In the spring of 2018, Guatemalan American high school senior Milagros "Millie" Vargas knows her life is about to change. She has lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, ever since her parents sought asylum there when she was a baby. Now a citizen, Millie devotes herself to school and caring for her younger siblings while her mom works as a housekeeper for the wealthy Wheeler family. With college on the horizon, Millie is torn between attending her dream school and staying close to home, where she knows she's needed. She is disturbed by what's happening to asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, but she doesn't see herself as an activist or a change-maker. She's just trying to take care of her own family.



Then Mr. Wheeler, a U.S. Senate candidate, mentions Millie's achievements in a campaign speech about "deserving" immigrants. It doesn't take long for people to identify Millie's family and place them at the center of a statewide immigration debate. Faced with journalists, trolls, anonymous threats, and the Wheelers' good intentions—especially those of Mr. Wheeler's son, Charlie—Millie must confront the complexity of her past, the uncertainty of her future, and her place in the country that she believed was home.



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