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• Daughter in Exile

  a Novel

  Adjapon, Bisi

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  Privileged and in love, Lola leaves Ghana to wed her American partner, only to be left alone, pregnant, and undocumented. "Lola's fortitude sends a clear message that human kindness and compassion can make all the difference." (Booklist)

• The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez

  a Border Story

  Bobrow-Strain, Aaron, 1969-

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  "This is a riveting and distressing account of one woman’s immigration nightmare, and a well-researched argument against the status quo in border security." (Publishers Weekly)

• America Is Not the Heart

  Castillo, Elaine

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  "Three generations of women from one immigrant family trying to reconcile the home they left behind with the life they're building in America." (NoveList)

• The Undocumented Americans

  Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla

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  "Journalist Villavicencio draws on her background as an undocumented immigrant and Harvard University graduate to deliver a profoundly intimate portrayal of the undocumented immigrant experience in America." (Publishers Weekly)

• Patsy

  a Novel

  Dennis-Benn, Nicole

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  "Receiving her long-coveted visa to America, Patsy leaves behind her family in Jamaica, only to discover that life as an undocumented immigrant is not what her best friend had described." (NoveList)

• Dream With Me

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  Watch this streaming documentary to learn what happens to Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA, aka "Dreamers") recipient Saba after the Trump administration decided to rescind the program in 2017.

• Infinite Country

  a Novel

  Engel, Patricia

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  "Moving their family to what they believe will be a safer but temporary home in Houston, two young parents are forced to choose between an undocumented status in America and returning to the violence of war-torn Bogata." (NoveList)

• Ander & Santi Were Here

  a Novel

  Garza Villa, Jonny

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  "Two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration police." (NoveList)

• In the Country We Love

  My Family Divided

  Guerrero, Diane, 1986-

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  Actress Diane Guerrero, known from "Orange is the New Black" and "Jane the Virgin," chronicles her youth and how her parents' deportation to Colombia impacted her childhood and political identity.

• We Are Here to Stay

  Voices of Undocumented Young Adults

  Kuklin, Susan

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  "In lengthy interviews, nine young adults recount their experiences of immigrating to the United States from Colombia, Ghana, Mexico, Independent Samoa, and South Korea and living as undocumented noncitizens." (Publishers Weekly)

• El Norte

  The North

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  "Two close-knit siblings leave Guatemala in search of a better life in the United States." (Library Journal)

• Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth

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  "Papers is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status in the United States." (Kanopy)

• The Sun Is Also a Star

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  Based on the teen novel of the same name, The Sun is Also a Star follows the story of Natasha and Daniel, two teens who meet and fall in love the day before Natasha's family is to be deported to Jamaica.

• Dear America

  Notes of An Undocumented Citizen

  Vargas, Jose Antonio

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  Sent to the United States as a child, Vargas didn't find out he was undocumented until he was a teenager. Then he went public in 2011. This is his story.

• Beautiful Country

  a Memoir

  Wang, Qian Julie, 1987-

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  "In this extraordinary debut, civil rights lawyer Wang recounts her years growing up as an undocumented immigrant living in 'the furtive shadows' of America." (Publishers Weekly)

• Seattle Rep's SANCTUARY CITY website

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  Winter, 2001, Newark, NJ. Two DREAMers—pre-DACA—meet up on the fire escape, which happens most nights. Both undocumented teens, they grapple with life’s challenges, from family to their futures. When one becomes naturalized, she promises to marry…Read moreRead more of this annotation