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Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America Hardcover – 17 Aug. 2021

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 192 ratings

*"This superb anthology of short stories, comics, and poems is fresh, funny, and full of authentic YA voices revealing what it means to be Mexican American . . . Not to be missed."--SLC, starred review

*"Superlative . . . A memorable collection." --Booklist, starred review

*"Voices reach out from the pages of this anthology . . . It will make a lasting impression on all readers." --SLJ, starred review

Twenty stand-alone short stories, essays, poems, and more from celebrated and award-winning authors make up this YA anthology that explores the Mexican American experience.

With works by Francisco X. Stork, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, David Bowles, Rubén Degollado, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Diana López, Xavier Garza, Trinidad Gonzales, Alex Temblador, Aida Salazar, Guadalupe Ruiz-Flores, Sylvia Sánchez Garza, Dominic Carrillo, Angela Cervantes, Carolyn Dee Flores, René Saldaña Jr., Justine Narro, Daniel García Ordáz, and Anna Meriano.

In this mixed-media collection of short stories, personal essays, poetry, and comics, this celebrated group of authors share the borders they have crossed, the struggles they have pushed through, and the two cultures they continue to navigate as Mexican Americans. Living Beyond Borders is at once an eye-opening, heart-wrenching, and hopeful love letter from the Mexican American community to today's young readers.

A powerful exploration of what it means to be Mexican American.

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About the Author

Margarita Longoria is a lifelong bookworm, book blogger, and an award-winning high school librarian in South Texas. She is the founder of Border Book Bash: Celebrating Teens and Tweens of the Rio Grande Valley and served on state reading committees for the Texas Library Association. She grew up on the Texas/Mexico border known as the Rio Grande Valley. She lives with her family in Texas. You can visit Margie online at margiesmustreads.com and follow her on Instagram at @MargiesMustReads.

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I Want to Go Home
Justine Narro

I want to go home.

I can still see it, still feel it
The cuts and bruises on my knees,
the dirt under my fingernails,
and the sweat in my hair
from countless days and nights

of picking naranjas from my backyard tree
BBQs where I would go outside
to pick the chile piquín for the pico de gallo
and my tíos sat outside drinking Tecate and Modelo
while my dad cooked the fajita

of chasing light bugs
fireflies
lightning bugs
o luciérnagas, como dice mi abuelo

I want to go home.

A place you have never stepped foot on
but call it your land
A place you know nothing about
but say you have more right to

A piece of paper
And it is yours?
Because it is now “technically” legal

The gringos trick us
Promise us better
All for what?

To kill mi abuelo’s abuelo
For a price
Because it is fair
Because it is now yours?

I want to go home.

The barrio where I was raised
A stucco home
with three bedrooms and one bath
Chickens and cabritos in the back
Our own natural lawn mowers

At five years old
when I helped place the now cracked tiles
in our new house

Where I swept the dirt off the concrete porch
not two inches above the ground
and played in the six-inch puddle of water on the edge of the house,
where the land indented from years of our makeshift driveway

I want to go home.

You say it is yours
because it is America’s land
because it is on dirt
that is exactly the same on the other side of the river
with a different name

The cactus plants that housed the tortoises
The aloe vera that I would cut for sunburns
The leaves from the Mexican olive trees that I would collect
None of which you know how to use

I want to go home.

The place where I met every friend
My first day of school
and the boy next to me gave me a toothy grin
and ten years later asked me to prom

You say I don’t belong
because it is your choice to make
where every memory is
where all my love is
where my life waits

I want to go home.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; Bilingual edition (17 Aug. 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593204972
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593204979
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 17 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.61 x 2.16 x 21.74 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2021
    So, I read this and it was good, it was very good. As far as anthologies go, it is one of the best I’ve read. From the vivid ‘Ghetto is not an adjective’ (Dominic Carrillo) to the ever so Sarcastic ‘Yoli Calderon and Principal Hayes’ (Angela Cervantes), and the cleverly crafted ‘Filberto’s final visit’ (Francisco X. Stork).

    A big congratulations to Margarita Longoria and everyone else that contributed to this book, you hit this one out the park!!!

    Hebru Young

Top reviews from other countries

  • Michael in Frisco
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wife Loved it and said it was touching!
    Reviewed in the United States on 7 December 2024
    My wife read it and said it was good and she gave it 5 stars.
  • Iliana Villalobos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Our book club loved it!
    Reviewed in the United States on 5 May 2022
    I’m part of a local book club and we read Margie’s anthology for the month of April. Everyone loved it and we all felt like we related to one story or the other. It was refreshing reading about how many others in our shoes (as Mexican Americans) have similar feelings and experiences as we do. This book sparked a lot of great discussion. Highly recommend!
  • Tala Campbell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, as described, thank you!
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 October 2023
    Good book, as described, thank you!
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love love love
    Reviewed in the United States on 25 July 2022
    Love this book! I’m a first generation Latina growing up in the US, and I found myself relating to so many of these stories. They’re heartfelt, they hustle and work hard for everything they’ve accomplished. These individuals are incredibly inspiring for sharing their stories. Definitely recommend.
  • Local Reader!
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Anthology
    Reviewed in the United States on 23 August 2021
    This entire collection is full of great work in different genres - short fiction, personal essay (narrative nonfiction), poetry, comics. The editor, Margarita Longoria, put together an excellent book that would work well in secondary educational settings and for independent reading. The range of writers, including many famous figures as well as emerging writers, is also impressive throughout all 210 pages.