TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rivera,Lilliam
AU  - C.,Steph
AU  - Downie,Gabriela
TI  - Unearthed: a Jessica Cruz story 
SN  - 9781779500519
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Burbank, CA
PB  - DC Comics
KW  - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (U.S.)
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - Immigrant children
KW  - Noncitizens
KW  - Children of noncitizens
KW  - Xenophobia
KW  - Deportation
KW  - Aztec gods
KW  - Graphic novels
KW  - United States
KW  - Illegal immigration
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Comics (Graphic works)
KW  - Social issue comics
KW  - Young adult fiction
N1  - "Graphic novels for young adults"--Page 4 of cover; Ages 13+; DC Comics; Grades 10-12; DC Comics
N2  - "Jessica Cruz has done everything right. She's a dedicated student, popular among her classmates, and has a loving family that has done everything they can to give her a better life in the United States. While Jessica is a part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, allowing her to go to school and live in the U.S., her parents are undocumented. Jessica usually worries for her parents, but her fears and anxiety escalate as a mayoral candidate with a strong anti-immigration stance runs for office. As the xenophobia in Coast City increases, Jessica begins to debate whether it's worth renewing her status to stay in the U.S., or if her family would be safer and better off moving back to Mexico. And despite her attempts to lean on her friends and family, she finds herself constantly visited by visions of Aztec gods, one pulling her towards hope and the other towards anger. But when her father is detained by I.C.E., Jessica finds herself being pulled into an abyss of fear. With her father gone and feeling helpless, Jessica must find her way out of her fears and ultimately become a voice for her community."--Amazon.com
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