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Name: Areli Is a Dreamer
Author: Morales, Areli
ISBN: [978-1-984893-99-4,1-984893-99-8]

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Areli Is a Dreamer

Author: Morales, Areli

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Follett Number: 1993MP8
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Random House Studio, 2021
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-984893-99-4
ISBN-10: 1-984893-99-8
LCCN: 2021-008884
Dewey: 305.23
Classifications: Autobiography; Nonfiction

Subjects:

Autobiographies

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (U.S.) Biography

Illegal Immigration

Immigrant Children

Mexicans Biography

Morales, Areli Childhood and Youth

New York (N.Y.)

Noncitizens

Picture Books

Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico)

"In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own . . . story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--Provided by publisher.

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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.

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