#ColorlinesReads: 33 Books for Summer 2020
July 2020
Colorlines features Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From as one of 33 books for summer 2020. Writes Catherine Lizette Gonzalez of #ColorlinesReads: “In Jennifer de Leon’s Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From, a Central American teenager deals with the stresses of life at home with her immigrant family and the predominantly white school she attends through a desegregation program.”
15 YA Novels Coming Out in Summer 2020 That Need to Be on Your Reading List
July 2020
Popsugar features Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From as one of 15 YA must-read novels in summer 2020, recommended by Corinne Sullivan, Popsugar contributor.
The 15 Best Young Adult Books You Literally Won’t Be Able to Put Down This Year
June 2020
Cosmopolitan features Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From as one of 15 best YA books of 2020. Writes Kelly Allen of Cosmopolitan: “…you literally won’t be able to stop reading these YA books, despite your self-declared 10 p.m. bedtime.”
30 YA Books by Latinx Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in 2020
March 2020
BuzzFeed features Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From as one of 30 YA books by Latinx authors to look out for and read in 2020, recommended by BuzzFeed contributor Zoraida Córdova.
Teen Vogue Cover Reveal and Excerpt
November 2019
Teen Vogue announced the cover reveal for Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon. Writes P. Claire Dodson, “Jennifer De Leon’s YA debut tackles racism, code-switching, and more. The novel follows 15-year-old Liliana Cruz as she transfers to a majority white high school.”
