This book is well written and should be required reading for anyone growing up in this crazy period of history. In fact, it should be required reading for anyone. This book teaches empathy in a way that only truly honest books can. I highly recommend it and will be sharing it with all the educators I know.

When I saw the gorgeous book cover and read the email subject line from NetGalley “The Hate U Give meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter”, I knew I had to read it. I couldn’t put it down until I finished. 

Lilliana’s story covers so many current events from immigration to the US from Central America to the fact that most schools are still segregated nearly 70 years after Brown V. Board of Education. The discussions started by Lilliana in class and by the group of students bussed into this wealthy suburb of Boston are conversations we should all be having in classes and in school board meetings. I hope to share this with as many teachers and students as I can!