Areli is a dreamer : a true story / by Areli Morales, a DACA recipient ; illustrations by Luisa Uribe.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Random House Studio, [2021]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781984893994
- 1984893998
- 9781984894007
- 1984894005
- Morales, Areli -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Mexicans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Illegal alien children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Immigrant children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | MORALES, A. M828 | Available | 33111010533079 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the first picture book written by a DACA Dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story.
When Areli was just a baby, her mama and papa moved from Mexico to New York with her brother, Alex, to make a better life for the family--and when she was in kindergarten, they sent for her, too.
Everything in New York was different. Gone were the Saturdays at Abuela's house, filled with cousins and sunshine. Instead, things were busy and fast and noisy. Areli's limited English came out wrong, and schoolmates accused her of being illegal. But with time, America became her home. And she saw it as a land of opportunity, where millions of immigrants who came before her paved their own paths. She knew she would, too.
This is a moving story--one that resonates with millions of immigrants who make up the fabric of our country--about one girl living in two worlds, a girl whose DACA application was eventually approved and who is now living her American dream.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an immigration policy that has provided relief to thousands of undocumented children, referred to as "Dreamers," who came to the United States as children and call this country home.
"In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 3-7 Random House Children's Books.
Grades K-1 Random House Children's Books.