The Thing You're Good At

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Pub Date Aug 28 2018 | Archive Date Aug 13 2018
Teens & YA

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Jake's friend Maria is the daughter of undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the country for a long time. But the new government has implemented a crackdown. Maria's parents are detained and quickly sent out of the country. Maria, who was born here, decides to hide out in Jake's basement rather than risk becoming a ward of the state. But when she returns to her old apartment to retrieve her hidden birth certificate, Maria is abducted by young men on the lookout for teenage girls who have lost their parents to deportation. Jake is determined to rescue Maria before she's turned over to the authorities. Or worse.

Jake's friend Maria is the daughter of undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the country for a long time. But the new government has implemented a crackdown. Maria's parents are...

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A Note From the Publisher

Part of the Orca Soundings series—short, edgy hi-lo (high interest, low vocabulary) stories with compelling characters and gripping storylines for undiscovered and reluctant teen readers. Interest level: ages 12+; Fry Reading Level: 3.8

Part of the Orca Soundings series—short, edgy hi-lo (high interest, low vocabulary) stories with compelling characters and gripping storylines for undiscovered and reluctant teen readers...

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ISBN 9781459818040
PRICE CA$9.95 (CAD)
PAGES 192

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