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Indivisible Hardcover – May 4, 2021
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Mateo Garcia and his younger sister, Sophie, have been taught to fear one word for as long as they can remember: deportation. Over the past few years, however, the fear that their undocumented immigrant parents could be sent back to Mexico started to fade. Ma and Pa have been in the United States for so long, they have American-born children, and they're hard workers and good neighbors. When Mateo returns from school one day to find that his parents have been taken by ICE, he realizes that his family's worst nightmare has become a reality. With his parents' fate and his own future hanging in the balance, Mateo must figure out who he is and what he is capable of, all as he's forced to question what it means to be an American.
Daniel Aleman's Indivisible is a remarkable story—both powerful in its explorations of immigration in America and deeply intimate in its portrait of a teen boy driven by his fierce, protective love for his parents and his sister.
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateMay 4, 2021
- Grade level9 - 12
- Reading age14 - 18 years
- Dimensions5.95 x 1.55 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100759556059
- ISBN-13978-0759556058
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"Indivisible is a powerful story about family, friendship, and home. In a world divided by so many labels, this story is a reminder that there are no boundaries for love. It shines a light on the difficult choices people make for their family and community, and reminds us that each family is a little world. Mateo, Sophie, and their parents are now part of my heart."―Yamile Saied Méndez, author of Pura Belpré Inaugural YA Award winner Furia
“As heart-wrenching a tale as it is, Indivisible is also a heartening tribute to the power and endurance of familial love."―Adi Alsaid, author of Let's Get Lost and North of Happy
"Indivisible is a heartbreakingly poignant and timely coming-of-age story of the human cost of a morally bankrupt immigration policy. This book is an unforgettable chronicle of the fiercest, indomitable love and devotion."―Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King
"Both a gripping, harrowing story about an American tragedy and a moving portrait of the bonds of family and unexpected community, Indivisible somehow never loses its humor, its humanity or its hope."―Kelly Loy Gilbert, author of Stonewall Honor Book Picture Us In the Light
"Daniel Aleman is a fearless writer who never shies away from the complexity of his premise, yet gives Mateo such agency and drive, you never lose hope as a reader. A total miracle of a book."―Adam Sass, author of Surrender Your Sons
“In his moving debut novel, Daniel Aleman skillfully paints a story of how injustice rips us apart, friendships and family gathers our broken pieces, and hope slowly stitches us back together. Indivisible belongs on every shelf.”―Julian Winters, award-winning author of Running With Lions
"Indivisible is an intimate and emotional portrait of a family trying to survive under the threat of deportation, with a deeply sensitive and resilient narrator at its center. It’s a powerful story of finding strength: strength to hold a family together as their worst fear becomes reality, and strength to learn who you are, what you want and the person you hope to become. At times heartbreaking, ultimately uplifting, this book is a poignant story we need."―Julia Drake, author of The Last True Poets of the Sea
* “Stellar, clear and emotional, realistic and suspenseful. The story is complex and heart-wrenching, yet full of hope and familial love.”―Booklist, starred review
* “[This] thoroughly openhearted debut … will leave an indelible mark on the hearts of readers.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Heart-wrenching.... An ode to the children of migrants."―Kirkus Reviews
"Insightful.... The uncertainty and heartbreak faced by families separated by deportation is brilliantly displayed."―SLJ
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- Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (May 4, 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0759556059
- ISBN-13 : 978-0759556058
- Reading age : 14 - 18 years
- Grade level : 9 - 12
- Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.95 x 1.55 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #271,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Daniel Aleman was born and raised in Mexico City. A graduate of McGill University, he is passionate about books, coffee, and Mexican food. After spending time in Montreal and the New York City area, he now lives in Toronto, where he is on a never-ending search for the best tacos in the city. You can connect with him on Twitter (@Dan_Aleman), Instagram (@danaleman) or at danielaleman.com
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"Indivisible" tells the story of Mateo and his efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation. It's powerful in its explorations of immigration in America and tells a deeply intimate portrait of a teen boy driven by his fierce, protective love for his parents and his sister.
I couldn't put it down once I started, and was completely engrossed from beginning to end. What a beautiful and important book -- tender and heart-wrenching and resonant. The writing was beautiful and meaningful without being flower-y or over-the-top, the characters were real and well-developed, and the story is incredibly important and impactful. ...Just wow.
It's a book I'm going to be thinking about -- and recommending to everyone -- for a long time. (I know I'm also going to be buying several copies for myself!) An incredibly moving and important debut. Adding Daniel to my list of auto-buy authors!
"Indivisible" tells the story of Mateo and his efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation. It's powerful in its explorations of immigration in America and tells a deeply intimate portrait of a teen boy driven by his fierce, protective love for his parents and his sister.
I couldn't put it down once I started, and was completely engrossed from beginning to end. What a beautiful and important book -- tender and heart-wrenching and resonant. The writing was beautiful and meaningful without being flower-y or over-the-top, the characters were real and well-developed, and the story is incredibly important and impactful. ...Just wow.
It's a book I'm going to be thinking about -- and recommending to everyone -- for a long time. (I know I'm also going to be buying several copies for myself!) An incredibly moving and important debut. Adding Daniel to my list of auto-buy authors!
Mateo is the high school aged son of two illegal immigrants from Mexico. His sister is just six when the story starts. Their lives are not comfortable, but they have what they need in New York City.
Mateo is dealing with being in high school, wanting to achieve his dreams of going to college, becoming an actor, and keeping his family safe. Like most teens, Mateo does not process things that are not in front of him. This is what caught me and made me believe Mateo. Once Mateo's parents are picked up by ICE, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Mateo knows he needs to take care of his sister and that becomes his ultimate priority. School doesn't matter. Only keeping Sophie safe and cared for is his dominant thought. But Mateo struggles and has no one to turn to, Mateo strives for the wall of silence that his parents imposed on Mateo from the moment they told him they were illegal immigrants when he was six years old.
There were some plot pieces I found challenging, mostly surrounding Mateo's command of the English language. Mateo, being the son of immigrants would have been more fluent in Spanish than he demonstrates in the story. Kimmie's parents who are known to help in their community and are close with their daughter, never discuss how much Mateo kept to himself and how much he might have struggled in the months since his parents were taken by ICE. A few things that also were challenges-- after Mateo's visit with the Immigration Court, there were visits by Child Protective Services since Mateo and Sophie were not living with genetic family.
What warmed me about the story, though the entire arc of the story did not surprise me in the least, the way the community rallied for Mateo and Sophie, not just the people close to the family. It spoke to the nature of the connectivity of immigration no matter where one is that community builds up over time. The story is a great connector to modern friendships of teenagers and how friendships truly matter to teens no matter where they are.
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This is an emotional read. It’s heartbreaking and hard hitting so so powerful. My heart broke for Matteo and Sophie as they kept getting knocked down by life again and again. I felt their heartbreak, their hope, their feelings of loneliness through the pages.
I love how the book is about Matteo’s parents getting taken by ICE - but that’s not *all* it’s about. Daniel Aleman covers how this affects not only Matteo and Sophie, but their friends and family too. You see the impact their parents had on their local community and how loved they are, realising how much harder them being taken by ICE is.
By this I mean - this book is about family, friendship, community, kindness, belonging, isolation, hope. It’s about life carrying on when Matteo has really been beat down by everything. It covers so many themes and feelings and emotions in such an impactful way. It works beautifully.
I want to add that Matteo is a character I just want to hug and make everything better for. He cares so much for his family and friends, you can feel his anxiety and fear through the words - especially as they heighten.
I also love how Matteo is such a real character. Sometimes he doesn’t handle situations in the best way - mainly with his friends. Having him openly admit this and tell himself that he is at fault here, but then reading him actively doing better and changing before our eyes is beautifully refreshing. Matteo is going through a LOT so I think the actions he takes in the book can be forgiven, but having a realistic character in a book - someone who is human and does make mistakes but uses them to learn and grow - is something I will never, ever tire of. Daniel Aleman has written this so well in the book that despite all this - I still absolutely adore Matteo and only want the best for him and his family.
The book was paced so well - always wanting me to read more and more (hence my reading it all in one day). I loved the unexpectedness. How the book didn’t go where I was expecting at all throughout from start to finish, but it far from disappointed me.
This book was just fantastic. It’s raw, honest, and has had me consistently in tears throughout today as I’ve read it. I truly can’t recommend it enough.