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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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i am not your perfect mexican daughter
English ISU
Clare Healy
The Author
Erika L. Sanchez, author of the award winning novel I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
The Author
Biography
Erika's Family
Biography
University of Illinois
Her books
The Book
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Artifacts
Connecting Theme: Secrets
1. Ultrasound Picture
2. Hotel Key
3. Emails
Artifacts
Ultrasound Picture
Ultrasound Picture
- Allows Julia to feel some comfort in knowing she can hold a little part of her sister in her hands
Hotel Key
Hotel Key
- Helps Julia to learn about what her sister was really like, after her death and uncover the secrets whichfilled her life
Emails
Emails
- Helps Julia to further solve all the secrets that had been holding her back and come to truly accept the fact her sister is gone
losojos@bmail.com
8:52 p.m. (January 14, 2010)
losojos@bmail.com
1:45 a.m. (September 21, 2009)
Chicago65870@bmail.com
7:32 a.m. (September 6, 2013)
Me Neither. When can I see you again? Do you know how hard it is to see you every day at work? I don't know how to pretend. My heart races every time you're near me.
When are you going to tell her? I’m tired of waiting. You promised. I can’t keep doing this forever. I love you, but you're tearing me apart. You’re killing me.
Why are you being like this? I’m giving you as much as I can. Don’t you see that? You know I love you, so why are you always making me feel so guilty?
Audience: young adults and teens
Strengths
Weaknesses
- Discusses real life issues
- Raw use of tone
- Suspenseful and Enthralling Plot line
- Real life problems make it relatable to teens
- Confusing plot to follow
- Main character may come off to readers poorly
Book Review
Quotes
“ This doesn't feel like a life; it feels like a never-ending punishment. My body shivers, and the thoughts in my head become hot, confusing swirls.”
(Sanchez 210)
“Why would you do that to me? Why can’t you ever leave me alone?”
(Sanchez 202-203)
Connections
Connections
Text to Self
The main concept of a teenager coping with the pain of tragedy and death
Text to Text
The idea of mental health and suicide, which connects to the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Text to World
This book connects to society through suicide, which in this modern age, has increased substantially
Overall Recommendation
Overall Recommendation
Overall, I highly recommend the novel I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
My Rating: 5 Stars
Historical Time Period
Novel takes place during the modern age, in 2014
Historical Time Period
Technology
Technology
Paved the way for many more issues within society such as discrimination and mental health
A Main Part of this modern aged society
Discrimination
Specifically against those in the LGBTQ Community is unfortunately still very present in society today, as seen in the novel through Julia's friend, Juanga
Discrimination
Mental Health
Large toll on this historical time period as it is the youth who are mainly experiencing this issue, for example, Julia in the novel
Mental Health
Final Thoughts
The novel was very relatable to current topics and issues within society today
Final Thoughts
3 Main Thoughts
Main 3 Final Thoughts
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
3
2
1
Valuable life lessons and topics
Opens up about important issues such as mental health
Removing stereotypes from people with mental issues