(3) K-3 Illustrated by Luisa Uribe. After an introductory author's note, Morales, a DACA recipient, tells her story in this third-person narrative that begins in Mexico where Areli lives with her older brother and their abuela. They miss their parents, who live in New York and who promise that they'll all be together some day. Uribe's warm illustrations convey a strong sense of place and clearly communicate six-year-old Areli's state of mind: carefree in Mexico, grieving as she leaves home, and struggling in a new country. Time, hard work, and a school field trip to Ellis Island help Areli feel that she belongs. A glossary translates the Spanish words and phrases incorporated in the text. Concurrently published in Spanish.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn