Lessons on Expulsion: Poems by Erika Sanchez, 73 pages.I read Sanchez's award-winning (award-nominated?) Young Adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter a little while ago, and it was good. The poems in this collection though, which explore many of the same themes and issues, the conflict between parents and children, between different cultures, sexuality and guilt, are even better. Sanchez's language is raw and beautiful and she paints vivid painful pictures. An excellent, excellent book. Plus a cool cover.
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