Land of Broken Promises
by Jane Kuo
Pub Date 09 May 2023 |l
HarperCollins Children's Books, Quill Tree Books
Children's Fiction | Middle Grade | Multicultural Interest
I am reviewing a copy of Land of Broken Promises through HarperCollins Children's Books , Quill Tree and Netgalley:
In Land of Broken Promises Taiwanese immigrant Anna and her family make a shocking discovery that puts their American dreams at risk in this searing companion to In the Beautiful Country, which Gene Luen Yang called “vivid and hopeful.”
Following a rocky first year Anna's family has settled into life in California their small restaurant is even turning a profit. Then her parents make a shattering discovery: their visas have expired.
Soon though Anna's world becomes overwhelmed by unfamiliar words like “undocumented” and “inequality.” She longs to share the towering secret that looms over every aspect of her life with a friend, but her parents strictly forbid her from telling anyone.
Anna grapples with the complexities of being undocumented, the strain that it places on her family, and the loneliness of keeping it all to herself, she has to wonder if America is the promised land, why does everything she’s hoped for feel like a lie?
I give Land of Broken Promises five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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