The Secret Side of Empty

The Secret Side of Empty

<div><b>Indie Excellence Award Winner</b></div><div><b>Junior Library Guild Selection<br />School Library Journal Top 10 Latino Books of 2014</b></div><div><b></b></div><div><b></b><br />As a straight-A student with a budding romance and loyal best friend, M.T.'s life seems as American as apple-pie. But M.T. hides a fact to the contrary: her status as an undocumented immigrant.<br /></div><div><br />With 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.<br /><br />Author Maria E. Andreu draws from her personal experience to tell a story that is timely, relevant, and universally poignant.<br /><br /><br /><b>2015 CLASP Américas Award Commended Title</b><br /><b></b><br />"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, <b>Andreu's debut offering is a winner</b>."<br /><i>Booklist</i><br /><br />"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 <b>an empathetic yet gritty narrative</b>; readers will ache for M.T. as they are let into her secret life."<br /><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></div><div><br /><br />"M.T's immediate, jaundiced, and worldly perspective is <b>eye-opening and wrenching</b>." <i>Publishers Weekly</i></div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><b>"...a captivating look at the life of one young immigrant</b> 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." </div><div><i>School Library Journal </i></div><b> </b>