LAND OF BROKEN PROMISES continues Anna's story as told in IN THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by Jane Kuo. Anna and her parents are still working hard to create a successful restaurant. Their hard work is about to be threatened by circumstances that could ruin everything.
It is almost summer and Anna is wondering how she will spend her free time. All her classmates are talking about fun vacations or interesting summer camps they will be attending. Anna is pretty sure she'll just be working in the restaurant.
When Anna's mother finds a stash of papers in a cabinet in the kitchen, terrible news is revealed. The family's immigration papers and visas have expired. Anna and her parents are illegally in America and have been for over a year. A lawyer is located that might be able to help them, but it will cost $3000. How are they going to come up with that amount?
Author Jane Kuo takes readers back into the life of Anna. Just when she thought maybe things were improving, this immigration trouble threatens to end it all. Although LAND OF BROKEN PROMISES is set in the 1980s, it covers a topic all too familiar today. Written in verse, Anna's story is relatable to any middle grade reader feeling life is often out of their control.
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