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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

Conclusion

Thank You for Listening

I hope you gained some insight into this novel today

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