Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
Project LEARN Category
L- Listen
Intended Audience(s)
Theme/Focus
Racism
Book Details
Author: Dan-El Padilla Peralta
Publication Year: 2015
Pages: 313 pages
*BIPOC Author Designation
Book Synopsis
Dan-el Padilla Peralta has lived the American dream. As a boy, he came here legally with his family. Together they left Santo Domingo behind, but life in New York City was harder than they imagined. Their visas lapsed, and Dan-el’s father returned home. But Dan-el’s courageous mother was determined to make a better life for her bright sons.