Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream

Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream

By Julissa Arce

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A remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas.

Born in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico, Julissa Arce was left behind for months at a time with her two sisters, a nanny, and her grandma while her parents worked tirelessly in America in hopes of building a home and providing a better life for their children. That is, until her parents brought Julissa to Texas to live with them. From then on, Julissa secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant, went on to become a scholarship winner and an honors college graduate, and climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs.

This moving, at times heartbreaking, but always inspiring story will show young readers that anything is possible. Julissa's story provides a deep look into the little-understood world of a new generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today--kids who live next door, sit next to you in class, or may even be one of your best friends.

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316481700
ISBN-10: 031648170X
Published on 9/17/2019
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 240

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The book title is SOMEONE LIKE ME and author is Julissa Arce. The book is autobiograhy. The photograhy of Julissa Arce. The pages in the book are 223. She felt the distance between her family in Mexico and here life in America getting bigger with each passing day. She was hardworking because take care of her mom by her job and also get herself to school. She was the smart kid in her class, and make more time in school to study. The lesson Julissa Arce learned is that if you had bad times in your life the point ahead you will have good job and thing, for example you can get a college scholarship etc. She hard time. Then she was older she did hard work and take of her family. She is a hardworking and never give up. She is all for her family, she is alway ready for everthing that come in her life and her family as well as. She is so careful about the thing she do in her lifetime in America. Yes, I will recommed the book because this book is telling Julissa Arce lifetime in America and Mexico. And how her story be the best for me, because she share her story. The answered question that I like to ask is, What your exprience after getting american citizenship?