The Book of Unknown Americans

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The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez 

Text from the back cover:

Arturo and Alma Rivera have always lived in Mexico.  Then their beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter, Maribel, sustains a terrible injury and may never be the same.  Leaving everything behind, the Riveras come to America with a single dream:  that in this country of great resources, Maribel can get better.  When Mayor Toro, who is from Panama, sees Maribel in a Dollar Tree store, it is love at first sight -- and the start of a friendship for the Rivera and Toro families, whose web of guilt, love, and responsibility is at this novel's core.

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Ms. Sharp's quick review:  These characters!  Amazing!