But how do we live with these secrets locked within us? How do we tie our shoes, brush our hair, drink coffee, wash the dishes, and go to sleep, pretending everything is fine? How do we laugh and feel happiness despite the buried things growing inside? How can we do that day after day?
I think this excerpt hits the crux of the book I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.
The main character Julia is searched it for answers to the death of her older sister, the reason why she cannot understand her traditional Mexican mother, and why her father doesn’t speak to her anymore. But when Julia does once she gets her answers, it only complicates her thoughts and actions.
In an era where we talk about DREAMERS as numbers, stats, as things that can just be brought back to the store as if we purchased the wrong size, this book takes a closer look at how we treat undocumented children and adults.
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Shannon Shepherd
