Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
Indivisible May 10th, 2024 Indivisible by Daniel Aleman, Realistic Fiction 2021, 400 pages Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2022 , Winner of the 2022 Tomás Rivera Book Award In Indivisible, Mateo is like many ordinary teens in New York City: he has two best friends Kimmie and Adam, works at his father's bodega after school, and has a passion for theater. What secret sets Mateo and his family apart? Mateo's parents are undocumented. Mateo's life comes to a shattering halt when one day ICE confronts his parents, sending his das to jail and his mother to a detention center in Buffalo, New York. Mateo feels like he cannot tell any of his friends because they simply wouldn't understand, as much as they love him. Will Mateo's parents be allowed to stay in America, or will they be sent back to Mexico? How will Mateo and his young sister Sophie survive on their own? Indivisible is a heartbreaking, stunning tale of love...
