Don't Ask Me Where I'm From

A funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story. Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestseller Little Fires Everywhere First-generation American LatinX Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school. But when family secrets spill out and racism at school ramps up, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand. Liliana Cruz is a hitting a wallor rather, walls. Theres the wall her mom has put up ever since Lilianas dad leftagain. Theres the wall that delineates Lilianas diverse inner-city Boston neighborhood from Westburg, the wealthyand whitesuburban high school shes just been accepted into. And theres the wall Liliana creates within herself, because to survive at Westburg, she cant just lighten up, she has to whiten up. So what if she changes her name? So what if she changes the way she talks? So what if shes seeing her neighborhood in a different way? But then light is shed on some hard truths: It isnt that her father doesnt want to come homehe cantand her whole family is in jeopardy. And when racial tensions at school reach a fever pitch, the walls that divide feel insurmountable. But a wall isnt always a barrier. It can be a foundation for something better. And Liliana must choose: Use this foundation as a platform to speak her truth, or risk crumbling under its weight.