{"product_id":"the-secret-side-of-empty","title":"The Secret Side of Empty","description":"Indie Excellence Award Winner\nJunior Library Guild Selection\nSchool Library Journal Top 10 Latino Books\nInspired by the author's own experiences as an undocumented immigrant, this novel tells the story of straight-A student, M.T. She's got a budding romance and loyal best friend. Her life seems as American as apple-pie. But M.T. hides a fact to the contrary: her status as an undocumented immigrant.\n\nWith senior year of high school kicking into full swing, M.T. sees her hopes for a \"normal\" future unraveling. And it will take discovering a sense of trust in herself and others for M.T. to stake a claim in the life that she wants.\n\nAuthor Maria E. Andreu draws from her personal experience to tell a story that is timely, relevant, and universally poignant.\n\n2015 CLASP Américas Award Commended Title\n\n\"With immigration reform a hot button issue across the country, this book couldn't be timelier. Written with the compassion and raw emotions of one who has lived in the shadows herself, Andreu's debut offering is a winner.\"\nBooklist\n\n\"M.T., like many undocumented youth, is resilient and determined to rise above her circumstances to make a life in the only country she has ever known as home. Andreu has crafted an empathetic yet gritty narrative; readers will ache for M.T. as they are let into her secret life.\"\nKirkus Reviews\n\n\"M.T's immediate, jaundiced, and worldly perspective is eye-opening and wrenching.\" Publishers Weekly\n\n\"...a captivating look at the life of one young immigrant and the challenges so many like her face. Andreu deftly captures the protagonist's desires, despair, and determination in this peek at a side of American life not often seen in YA literature.\"\nSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0762459166\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0762459166.LN\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Like New\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Andreu, Maria E.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: In unread excellent condition. Pages are crisp and clean with no markings. Item may have minor shelf wear on the cover, spine, pages, or dust cover. Item may contain remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41872226910266,"sku":"DBV.0762459166.LN","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0762459166-0.jpg?v=1793422334","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-secret-side-of-empty","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}