{"product_id":"illegal-9780061953439","title":"Illegal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bettina Restrepo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Emigration, Immigration \u0026amp; Refugees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA promise.\u003cbr\u003eQuinceañera.\u003cbr\u003eA promise that we would be together on my fifteenth birthday . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora stays behind. She fights to make sense of her loss while living in poverty--waiting for her father's return and a better day. When the letters and money stop coming, Nora decides that she and her mother must look for him in Texas. After a frightening experience crossing the border, the two are all alone in a strange place. Now, Nora must find the strength to survive while aching for small comforts: friends, a new school, and her precious \u003cem\u003equinceañera\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBettina Restrepo's gripping, deeply hopeful debut novel captures the challenges of one girl's unique yet universal immigrant experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354787569815,"sku":"9780061953439","price":1105.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780061953439.webp?v=1767670073","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/illegal-9780061953439","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}