Brighter Than the Sun

Brighter Than the Sun - Paperback

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Brighter Than the Sun - Paperback

Brighter Than the Sun - Paperback

by Daniel Aleman
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by Daniel Aleman (Author)

A timely and thought-provoking story about a teen girl shouldering impossibly large responsibilities and ultimately learning that she doesn't have to do it alone from the award-winning author of Indivisible.

Every morning, sixteen-year-old Sol wakes up at the break of dawn in her hometown of Tijuana, Mexico and makes the trip across the border to go to school in the United States. Though the commute is exhausting, this is the best way to achieve her dream: becoming the first person in her family to go to college.

When her family's restaurant starts struggling, Sol must find a part-time job in San Diego to help her dad put food on the table and pay the bills. But her complicated school and work schedules on the US side of the border mean moving in with her best friend and leaving her family behind.

With her life divided by an international border, Sol must come to terms with the loneliness she hides, the pressure she feels to succeed for her family, and the fact that the future she once dreamt of is starting to seem unattainable. Mostly, she'll have to grapple with a secret she's kept even from herself: that maybe she's relieved to have escaped her difficult home life, and a part of her may never want to return.

Author Biography

Daniel Aleman is the award-winning author of Indivisible. Born and raised in Mexico City, he has lived in various places across North America and is currently based in Toronto, where he is on a never-ending search for the best tacos in the city. Brighter Than the Sun is his second novel.

Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 1 x 8.25 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: August 06, 2024
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Brighter Than the Sun
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 13
ISBN9780316704502
Author Daniel Aleman
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
GenreYoung adult and Society & culture
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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