Virtual author talk with Erika L. Sanchez

Join NCW Libraries for a virtual conversation with bestselling author Erika L. Sánchez on Oct. 10 from 6-7PM. Spanish translation will be available.

In a virtual program, Sánchez will talk about her book I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, soon to be adapted into an Amazon film directed by America Ferrera.

The novel was a National Book Award finalist and reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Time magazine recognized it as one of the best young adult novels of all time.

The program will be offered via the Zoom platform. Register online at http://www.ncwlibraries.org on the calendar and a Zoom link will be emailed.

Copies of the book in English and Spanish are available to borrow on the honor system at all 30 NCW Libraries branches. A library card is not required to borrow one.

When her sister Olga dies in a tragic accident, Julia is left to pick up the pieces of her family. She is also expected to fill Olga's shoes. But Julia has never been the perfect Mexican daughter. As Julia struggles to find her place in the world, she discovers Olga was not as perfect as everyone thought. Who was her sister really? And how can Julia even attempt to live up to an impossible ideal?

Sánchez is a Mexican American poet, novelist and essayist who lives in Chicago.