Something in Between: A thought-provoking coming-of-age novel

Something in Between: A thought-provoking coming-of-age novel

<p><b>Be the first to read the thought-provoking new novel from Melissa de la Cruz, the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Isle of the Lost </i>and <i>Return to the Isle of the Lost.</i></b> <br /><br /><i>She had her whole life planned.<br /><br />She knew who she was and where she was going. <br /><br />Until the truth changed everything.</i> <br /><br />Jasmine de los Santos has always done what’s expected of her. She’s studied hard, made her Filipino immigrant parents proud and is ready to reap the rewards in the form of a full college scholarship to the school of her dreams.<br /><br />And then everything shatters. Her parents are forced to reveal the truth: their visas expired years ago. Her entire family is illegal. That means no scholarships, maybe no college at all and the very real threat of deportation.<br /><br />As she’s trying to make sense of who she is in this new reality, her world is turned upside down again by Royce Blakely. He’s funny, caring and spontaneous—basically everything she’s been looking for at the worst possible time—and now he’s something else she may lose. <br /><br />Jasmine will stop at nothing to protect her relationships, family and future, all while figuring out what it means to be an immigrant in today’s society.<br /><br />*****<br /><br /><b>&#8220A great read!”</b> —Rachel Cohn, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling coauthor of <i>Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist</i> <br /><br /> <b>&#8220We’re obsessed—and you will be too.”</b> —The Editors of <i>Seventeen</i> magazine<br /><br /> <b>&#8220Heartbreaking and bursting with hope, this is the book we all need.”</b> —Marie Lu, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the <i>Young Elites</i> and <i>Legend</i> series<br /><br /> <b>&#8220This book will change you. A must-read.”</b> —Dhonielle Clayton, coauthor of <i>Tiny Pretty Things</i> and <i>Shiny Broken Pieces</i>, and the forthcoming <i>The Belles</i><br /><br /> <b>&#8220A must-read!”</b> —Ally Condie, author of the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling <i>Matched</i> trilogy<br /><br /> <b>&#8220An immigrant herself, de la Cruz succeeds in presenting a complicated and multifaceted topic in a manner that is light enough to keep readers engaged.”</b><i>—Kirkus Reviews</i><br /><br /> <b>&#8220[A] great choice for younger teens…This book belongs in every middle school library.”</b> <i>—School Library Journal</i><br /><br /> <b>&#8220De la Cruz presents a timely and thought-provoking look at the complex reality of being young and undocumented in the United States…Readers will root for Jasmine as she fights for her future and finds the power of her own voice.”</b><i>—Publishers Weekly</i></p>