Description
When a teenage girls single mom is taken by ICE, everything changesall of her hopes and dreams for the future have turned into survival.
Seventeen-year-old Rania is shaken awake in her familys apartment in Brooklyn. ICE is at the door, taking her mother away. But Ammi has done everything right, hasnt she? Their asylum case is fine.
This was supposed to be Ranias greatest summer: hanging out with her best friend, Fatima, and getting ready for college in the fall.
But its 2019, and nothing is certain.
Now, along with her younger brother, Kamal, and a new friend, Carlos, Rania must figure out how to survive. A road trip leads to searching for answers to questions she didnt even think to ask.
In this vivid exploration of what happens when the country you have put your hopes into is fast shutting down, award-winning author Marina Budhos shows us how one girl bursting with dreams navigates secrets, love, and the lure of the open road.
Author: Marina Budhos
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Published: 10/25/2022
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780593120200
Language: English
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