Throughout his successful political career he has always had his daughter’s vote, but a presidential campaign brings a whole new level of scrutiny to sheltered fifteen-year-old Mariana and the rest of her Cuban American family, from a 60 Minutes–style tour of their house to tabloids doctoring photos and inventing scandals.Īs tensions rise within the Ruiz family, Mari begins to learn about the details of her father’s political positions, and she realizes that her father is not the man she thought he was. In this thoughtful, authentic, humorous, and gorgeously written novel about privacy, waking up, and speaking up, Senator Anthony Ruiz is running for president. The Cuban American protagonist of Natalia Sylvester's YA debut, Running, has had her life determined by her father's.

In this authentic, humorous, and gorgeously written debut novel about privacy, waking up, and speaking up, Senator Anthony Ruiz is running for president. Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app Cancel 1. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero-while the whole country is watching. This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived. CHASING THE SUN was named the Best Debut Book of 2014 by Latinidad Magazine, and EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME won an International Latino Book Award and the 2019 Jesse H.

When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz’s father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. Born in Lima, Peru, Natalia Sylvester is the award-winning author of two novels for adults and young adults.

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