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Becoming Americana

by Lara Rios · 2006

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The author of Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Stepspresents her latest funny and heartwarming novel.

Ever since an article about Lupe Perez ran in the UCLA paper, she's become the poster child for the American Dream: East L.A. bad girl who slashed cop makes good! She goes to school full-time, works in the food court, and volunteers at a center for at-risk teens. Against all odds, Lupe has turned her life around. The thing is, she never asked for all this attention. Now, her professor wants her to write a gigantic thesis about what Americanization means to Mexican immigrants-and she's not even sure yet what it means to her.

Genre
women’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
immigrationimmigrationMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisLos AngelesLos AngelesMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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