Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon

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Don't Ask Me Where I'm From
Cover of Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon
Author(s) Jennifer De Leon
Published August 18, 2020
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Genre(s) Contemporary Fiction
Age group Young Adult


Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon is a young adult contemporary novel, originally published on August 18, 2020.

Trigger Warnings

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  • Bullying
  • Classism
  • Deportation
  • Depression
    A character's parent goes through severe stages of depression, refusing to take care of her children properly
  • Domestic abuse
    A character's father and grandmother is physical abusive.
  • Racism
    Recurring theme throughout. There are several microaggressions throughout the book and at one point a riot breaks out at an assembly which includes physical attacks and chanting of phrases like "white lives matter"
  • Sexism

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Afro-Latina (first-generation American) main character
  • Salvadoran
  • Guatemalan
  • Black
  • Colombian
  • Dominican

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