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Just Like Us

Helen Thorpe
4.3
(34)
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Duration
15h 16m
Year
2011
Language
English
Publisher
Dreamscape Media

About

Just Like Us is the story of four high school students whose parents entered this country illegally from Mexico. All four of the girls have grown up in the United States, all four want to live the American dream, only two have documents. As the girls attempt to make it into college, they discover that only the legal pair see a clear path forward. A coming-of-age story about girlhood,friendship, as well as the resilience required to transcend poverty, Just Like Us is also a book about identity.

Related Subjects

  • Minority Studies
  • Social Science
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Civics & Citizenship
  • Political Science
  • Immigration & Emigration
  • Hispanic & Latino Studies
  • Cultural & Ethnic Studies
  • Dreamscape

Reviews

"An excellent, in-depth study of immigration policies gone amok."
Library Journal
"Narrator Paula Christensen provides a believable set of accents and rhythms for the Mexicans and Mexican-Americans featured, as well as for the outspoken politicians who join in the political debate. Christensen's delivery enhances the characters' personalities and Thorpe's depiction of the heated political climate of that period."
AudioFile Magazine
"Just Like Us beautifully and powerfully reminds us of the individuals whose lives lie at the center of the chaos that is our approach to immigration. Helen Thorpe has taken policy and turned it in to literature."
Malcolm Gladwell

Artists

Helen ThorpeAuthor
Paula ChristensenReader

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