City Girls
Written by Loretta Lopez
Published by Triangle Square
What Elisa, Lucía, and Alice see–and judge–of each other from the outside is drastically different from how each girl feels inside. They attend the same classes in the same New York City middle school, but no one knows that Elisa is trying to navigate the bewildering asylum process having just arrived from El Salvador; or that Lucía, who also speaks Spanish and brims with self-confidence, is caught in the middle of her parents’ heartbreaking divorce; or that Alice, who appears to be a rebel in combat boots, carries the burden of her mother’s progressing cancer. Narrated by each girl in alternating chapters, City Girls captures the vulnerability of being a middle schooler and the relief and joy of finding friendship where you least expect it.
Look for the Spanish version, Newyorkinas.
Primary ISBN: 9781644213421
Publication Date: April 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 09 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American, Salvadoran/Salvadoran American
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Asylee, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Trauma & Healing: Illness, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault, Trauma & Healing: Sexual Assault, Welcoming by Individual
Setting: United States (New York City NY)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Asylee, Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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