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Second Generation Blues|Julio Anta

Second Generation Blues : A Graphic Novel

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Overview

Almost American Girl meets Brownstone in Second Generation Blues, a poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel about a Cuban American teen as he struggles to choose between being the son his parents need him to be and living the life he wants.

Luis Menendez wants to be free from his immigrant Cuban-American parents' expectations. Instead, he's spending the summer delivering food for his family's faltering restaurant, sweating under the hot sun and the crushing weight of a future he didn't choose.

At least there's Yara. Confident, assertive, and basically Luis's dream girl, she might be the only person who understands him. If only he had any free time to spend with her.

Amid the chaos, Luis starts carving out his own path. But when trying to be the son his parents need clashes with the life he wants, he's forced to face the question he's most afraid of answering: Is family loyalty worth sacrificing his own happiness?

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  • ISBN-13: 9780063222335
  • ISBN-10: 0063222337
  • Publisher: Harperalley
  • Publish Date: September 2026
  • Page Count: 256
  • Reading Level: Ages 13-UP

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