Second Generation Blues: A Graphic Novel

by Julio Anta

Family expectations and a future of his own

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Family expectations and a future of his own

Set over a summer spent working for his family’s struggling restaurant, this coming-of-age graphic novel centers on the tension between family responsibility and personal independence. Luis Menendez, a Cuban American teen, wants a future beyond the one his immigrant parents expect him to pursue. His connection with Yara offers companionship, though work leaves little time for it. The story brings these pressures together in a question about what loyalty to family can ask of someone—and what pursuing happiness might require.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in coming-of-age graphic novels.
Readers drawn to stories about Cuban American family life and immigrant-parent expectations.
Readers interested in the conflict between family obligations and personal goals.

Themes

Coming of ageFamily loyaltyImmigrant-parent expectationsPersonal independenceCuban American identity

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Book overview

Almost American Girl meets Brownstone in Second Generation Blues, a poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel about a Cuban American teen as he struggles to choose between being the son his parents need him to be and living the life he wants.

Luis Menendez wants to be free from his immigrant Cuban-American parents' expectations. Instead, he's spending the summer delivering food for his family's faltering restaurant, sweating under the hot sun and the crushing weight of a future he didn't choose.

At least there's Yara. Confident, assertive, and basically Luis's dream girl, she might be the only person who understands him. If only he had any free time to spend with her.

Amid the chaos, Luis starts carving out his own path. But when trying to be the son his parents need clashes with the life he wants, he's forced to face the question he's most afraid of answering: Is family loyalty worth sacrificing his own happiness?

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