Judith Robbins Rose

Jacinta and her family live in Colorado. Although Jacinta and her two sisters were all born in the USA and are legal citizens, Mama and Papi are not. They are always in danger of deportation and even though Jacinta is growing up in the United States, sometimes her life feels like a different world from the kids around her. She meets a local newswoman by chance and the two start a friendship that teaches both of them lots of unexpected lessons.

Terrific story about the American immigrant experience and what it means for kids of immigrants. Strong female characters abound! Timely and a great read!… (altro)

Narrated by Marisol Ramirez. Ramirez brings a strong voice to the tensions and coping techniques of living as a family with undocumented relatives, in particular Jacinta's suspenseful pursuit to bring her mother home. Jacinta is portrayed as annoyingly persistent and self-centered as she insinuates herself into "Miss's" orbit. "Miss" comes off not as the glamorous TV anchor Jacinta sees but a cynical single mom waging a sex discrimination lawsuit at work. Despite the constant "snorts" and "smirks" in the narrative, this is a revealing book about the challenges some families face just to get by.… (altro)

Jacinta's family is living in the US illegally and lives in fear of deportation. Her mom has had to go back to Mexico to take care of her own mother. Jacinta misses her terribly and looks to the center she attends for a mentor to take the place of her mom. She finds "Miss", a local reporter who has come to do a story about the girls in the center and even though Miss wasn't really looking to be a mentor, Jacinta worms her way in. I didn't really love Jacinta's character but I really liked reading about characters in situations I don't know anything about, and that was definitely this book.… (altro)