[PDF] How to Be Yourself in Two Worlds: Erika L. Sánchez’s I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is a novel by Erika L. Sánchez that tells the story of Julia Reyes, a teenage girl who lives in Chicago with her Mexican immigrant parents. After her sister Olga dies in a car accident, Julia feels guilty, angry, and misunderstood by her family and culture.

She discovers that Olga had some secrets that made her not so perfect as everyone thought. Julia struggles with depression, her dreams of becoming a writer, and her complicated relationship with her parents. She learns more about her sister, her family, and herself, and finds some hope and healing.

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• It is a story about a teenage girl named Julia Reyes who lives in Chicago with her Mexican immigrant parents.
• Julia’s sister Olga dies in a car accident, and Julia feels guilty, angry, and misunderstood by her family and culture.
• Julia discovers that Olga had some secrets that made her not so perfect as everyone thought.
• Julia suffers from depression and tries to cope with her grief, her dreams of becoming a writer, and her complicated relationship with her parents.
• Julia learns more about her sister, her family, and herself, and finds some hope and healing.