I have been trying to find a book set in
Delaware. Harder than you think, if you aren't a big fan of
Colonial and/or
Revolutionary American history. When I found
The Book of Unknown Americans, I got super lucky. The book is about a group of
immigrants in Delaware from various countries.
Panama,
Mexico,
Nicaragua,
Venezuela and I can't remember where else. I guess I never thought of Delaware being a place with a lot of immigrants. 1 in 10 people in
Delaware are Latino or Asian immigrants. In
PA this number is 1 in 11.
1 in 7 in Virginia. There are more very interesting and easy to understand facts from the American Immigration Council
here.
This seems to be one of those adult books that are good for teens as well.
YALSA has this
Alex Award for books that are made for adults, but would be good for teens. It didn't make the list. But it should have. I can't begin to give a summary of this book. So please, just read the goodreads description and then, please, please do read this book. It is outstanding.
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