📖Recommend for Grades 10 and up📖
by Erika L. Sanchez
Julia (pronounced who - lee – uh)
and her older sister Olga are complete opposites. Olga is polite, helps around
the house, respects her parents, and takes on traditional Mexican values. Julia
wants to be more like her other American born peers and not follow so many
rules. In other words, Olga is the perfect Mexican daughter, while Julia is
not. When Olga dies suddenly, Julia makes the discovery that her sister kept
secrets and may not have been so perfect after all. She sets out to discover
these secrets all while struggling with her parent's expectations that seem to
have grown since her sister’s death.
When it comes to stories of being
first-generation American/children of immigrants, Julia’s is not one to be
missed. Julia is dealing with a lot over the course of this book and readers
are likely to find themselves sympathizing and/or empathizing with her at
various points. Her parents, particularly her mother, are not parents readers
will be longing for but the reasoning behind how they treat their daughters is
explained over time causing readers to understand them a bit more.
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