Bound To Stay Bound

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Booklist - 12/01/2018 *Starred Review* If the issues Arce, a former Wall Street wonder, now social-justice advocate, addresses in her memoir seem especially topical, it is because little has changed since she came of age in Texas in the 1990s—at least for children in this country illegally. When I thought of criminals, I didn't think of someone like me, she writes. That, however, is how she soon intuited others felt about her undocumented status. As a young child, born in Mexico, she spent long periods of time separated from parents who ran an import business keeping them—legally—in the U.S. When she finally went to join them, she began life as an American child. Readers will relate to her school victories (making the cheer squad) and troubles (bullies), and tussles with an overprotective father. But her life, it is clear, became divided when she unexpectedly learned her visa had lapsed. Arce no longer felt she could open up to friends, or even, in an emergency, call the police, lest she be deported. Smart and hardworking, she ultimately took advantage of a new law allowing her to go to college. Like today's DREAMers, she makes her appreciation of her heritage clear, along with her gratitude for all of the advantages in the U.S. Offering young people a clear autobiographical viewpoint of a controversial issue, this is a must for all collections. - Copyright 2018 Booklist.

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