{"product_id":"dont-ask-me-where-im-from","title":"Don't Ask Me Where I'm From","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story.” —Celeste Ng, author of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst-generation American LatinX Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school. But when family secrets spill out and racism at school ramps up, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiliana Cruz is a hitting a wall—or rather, walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s the wall her mom has put up ever since Liliana’s dad left—again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s the wall that delineates Liliana’s diverse inner-city Boston neighborhood from Westburg, the wealthy—and white—suburban high school she’s just been accepted into.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd there’s the wall Liliana creates within herself, because to survive at Westburg, she can’t just lighten up, she has to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhiten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo what if she changes her name? So what if she changes the way she talks? So what if she’s seeing her neighborhood in a different way? But then light is shed on some hard truths: It isn’t that her father doesn’t want to come home—he can’t…and her whole family is in jeopardy. And when racial tensions at school reach a fever pitch, the walls that divide feel insurmountable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut a wall isn’t always a barrier. It can be a foundation for something better. And Liliana must choose: Use this foundation as a platform to speak her truth, or risk crumbling under its weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204948459625,"sku":"9781534438255","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/7623\/1017\/files\/Shopifybookimages_35.png?v=1778190903","url":"https:\/\/www.casitabooks.com\/products\/dont-ask-me-where-im-from","provider":"Casita Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}