Sanctuary

TitleSanctuary
Year for Search2020
AuthorsMendoza, Paola(b. 1981), and Sher, Abby
Pagination311 pp.
Date Published2020
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
Place PublishedNew York
ISBN Number9781984815712
KeywordsColumbian author, Female author, US author
Annotation

The novel, a young adult dystopia, is set the United States in 2032 with President Trump in his third term and everyone required to wear an implanted chip that records everything about them and allows non-citizens to be identified. The protagonist is a young, undocumented woman whose father has been deported and whose mother’s fake chip fails. The family then struggles to reach California, which has seceded from the United States and provides sanctuary. 

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Author Note

Female authors. Mendoza, an actress, director, activist, and co-founder of the Women’s March, was born in Columbia and emigrated to the United States at age three. Sher is a U.S. author and performer.

Full Text

2020 Mendoza, Paola (b. 1981) and Abby Sher. Sanctuary. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 311 pp. Public

The novel, a young adult dystopia, is set the United States in 2032 with President Trump in his third term and everyone required to wear an implanted chip that records everything about them and allows non-citizens to be identified. The protagonist is a young, undocumented woman whose father has been deported and whose mother’s fake chip fails. The family then struggles to reach California, which has seceded from the United States and provides sanctuary. Female authors. Mendoza, an actress, director, activist, and co-founder of the Women’s March, was born in Columbia and emigrated to the United States at age three. Sher is a U.S. author and performer.