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'Borderless' tells story of Guatemalan mother and daughter's journey to the U.S.

Find a book excerpt here.

In our continuing look at some of our favorite book conversations of the past year, we revisit host Deepa Fernandes’ talk with Jennifer De Leon about her young adult novel “Borderless.”

The book centers around Maya, a young Guatemalan girl who, along with her mother, is forced to leave her home and attempt to immigrate to the United States.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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