{"product_id":"americanized-rebel-without-a-green-card","title":"Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card","description":"This hilarious, poignant and true story of one teen's experience growing up in America as an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East is an increasingly necessary read in today's divisive world. Perfect for fans of Mindy Kaling and Trevor Noah's books.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Very funny but never flippant, Saedi mixes '90s pop culture references, adolescent angst and Iranian history into an intimate, informative narrative.\" --The New York Times\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her older sister wanted to apply for an after-school job, but couldn't because she didn't have a Social Security number.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFear of deportation kept Sara up at night, but it didn't keep her from being a teenager. She desperately wanted a green card, along with clear skin, her own car, and a boyfriend.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmericanized follows Sara's progress toward getting her green card, but that's only a portion of her experiences as an Iranian-\"American\" teenager. From discovering that her parents secretly divorced to facilitate her mother's green card application to learning how to tame her unibrow, Sara pivots gracefully from the terrifying prospect that she might be kicked out of the country at any time to the almost-as-terrifying possibility that she might be the only one of her friends without a date to the prom. This moving, often hilarious story is for anyone who has ever shared either fear.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFEATURED ON NPR'S FRESH AIR\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA NYPL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST OF THE BEST BOOK SELECTION\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFOUR STARRED REVIEWS!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A must-read, vitally important memoir. . . . Poignant and often LOL funny, Americanized is utterly of the moment.\"-- Bustle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Read Saedi's memoir to push out the poison.\"-- Teen Vogue\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A funny, poignant must read for the times we are living in today.\"-- Pop Sugar\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Sara Saedi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602098196776,"sku":"ING-ENG-2912","price":15.61,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5983\/7224\/files\/Screenshot2023-08-29190403.jpg?v=1767115431","url":"https:\/\/cantstore.ca\/products\/americanized-rebel-without-a-green-card","provider":"CANT Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}