I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Score Modern
What it's about
Perfect Mexican daughters don't go away to college or leave their family. That was Olga's role, not Julia's. Then a tragic accident takes her sister, and Julia must find herself amid the pressures of growing up in a Mexican American home.
Why it's worth reading
It spent 86 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists.
You'll love it if you liked
Crying in the Bathroom
The Hate U Give
Dear Evan HansenGood to know
It's a young-adult novel.
By the numbers
- Readers4 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller52 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #229 of the 260 young adult books we rank
- #1520 of the 1,647 modern books we rank
- #2845 of the 3,056 books we rank
Why it made the list
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Is I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter worth reading?
Yes. It spent 86 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #2,845 of the 3,056 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 56.1 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about?
Perfect Mexican daughters don't go away to college or leave their family. That was Olga's role, not Julia's. Then a tragic accident takes her sister, and Julia must find herself amid the pressures of growing up in a Mexican American home.
How long does it take to read I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter?
About 9 hours (354 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter?
If you liked it, try Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas or Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich with Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.