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283 pages ; 22 cm |
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Every morning, seventeen-year-old Maria Anís Rosario takes the subway an hour from her boisterous and close-knit family in Queens to her private high school on the Upper East Side, where she struggles to fit in as one of the only Latina studentsuntil Rocky welcomes her into this new life. White, rebellious, and ignored by her wealthy parents, Rocky uses her money toward one goal: to get away with anything. To Maria, its a dazzling privilege. As a bond develops between these unlikely friends, neither can see what they share mostjealousy and the desire for each others lives. But crackling under the surface of their seemingly supportive alliance, the girls begin to commit little betrayals as they strive to get closer to their ideals regardless of the consequences. Told from the perspectives of Maria, Rocky, and their fathers, They Could Have Named Her Anything explores the heartfelt expectation of what it means to live up to the name youve been given and the more rewarding discovery of what really matters. |
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Private schools -- New York (State) -- Fiction.
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Female friendship -- Fiction.
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Hispanic American students -- Fiction.
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Hispanic American teenagers -- Fiction.
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Social classes -- New York (State) -- Fiction.
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Social stratification -- New York (State) -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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Upper East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Bildungsromans.
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| Added Title |
They could've named her anything |
| ISBN |
9781542003742 (hardback) |
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1542003741 (hardback) |
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