Someone Like Me
How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
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A remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national best-selling 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.
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Tears have been shed. This book hit home and I could not stop listening. Thank you for sharing your story.
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A must listen for a person to feel seen to hear or to learn from someone else’s.
Julissa’s story is an important story. Every immigrant story is different and every immigrant story is valid, valuable and worthy.
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- Anonymous User
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School book I had to read in seventh grade
Look, I don’t love when I have to read a book for school. I don’t like reading in Class because I have ADHD and I don’t like to annotate. The author told the sorry really well, she just made it sound like she was the only one in the world that has gone through stuff like that. Which is not the case. I did like how the book was fast and pretty straightforward. But the boys had a lot of questions about when she talks about her first period. And it was really awkward. But overall, not a bad book. Just not my style
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