Synopsis
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Ximena is seven when her parents sell their home and flee Colombia for Marina, California. She starts first grade only able to count to ten and ask for orange juice in English. During story time, bundled in five layers with her translator friend out sick, she needs to pee and solves it by distributing it around the classroom.
Themes/Keywords:
child immigrant, childhood embarrassment, Colombian immigrant, El Sereno, English language learner, first grade, fleeing your country, language barrier, little mermaid, Monterey Bay California, pee, school bathroom accident
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