This Is What It Feels Like

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The Beautifully Mysterious Sky Lana Chevere I was raised by a grumpy man who disliked anything, and a loving woman who helped me learn my ABC’s, who brushed my hair everyday and taught me to be nice and respectful. From the swan and lake of my Florida elementary school and the kids who welcomed my scared, sad self on my first day of school. I was raised by family get-togethers. The arguments and solutions. From disliking one another to being as close as they were two days before. I was raised by flowing through songs and learning some steps. By feeling the music and moving in tune. By making mistakes in order to get things right. From Rihanna to Shenseea and Corpses, a song for every emotion, every occasion. I was raised by the beautifully mysterious sky. From the moon lighting the dark paths helping you find your way to the thousands of stars to wish on. Thousands of opportunities, thousands of encouraging, “You’ve got this.” From the peaceful night sky that listens to your every problem and helps you come up with solutions in the never judging silence. I was raised by Divergent and Chasing Red. From discovering who you are and not being afraid to show it. To fighting to keep what you want through the struggles. From reading book after book, story after story, living through others lives and feeling their pain. To being able to freely write about what I’m feeling to express my happiness, my pain, and confusion. 111.


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My Silence

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page 171

How I See Joy

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page 169

Silence

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pages 162-163

Kisses to the Sky

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page 159

Granted

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page 157

So Much More Than a Name

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page 143

The Gift of God

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page 142

Paradise at Buffalo Wild Wings

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pages 140-141

Through the Window

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pages 138-139

Untitled

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page 137

Untitled

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page 135

An Ode to My Mom’s Presence

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page 136

The Wrench

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pages 132-134

The Beautifully Mysterious Sky

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pages 130-131

Home Sweet Home

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pages 128-129

Thorns and Roses

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page 125

Good Times

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pages 122-123

The Never-Ending Sinkhole

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pages 110-121

Without Her

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pages 106-107

Spanish Harlem

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pages 108-109

Tropical Life

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pages 102-103

I Am From

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pages 104-105

A Mile in My Shoes

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page 99

Una Milla en Mis Zapatos

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page 98

How It Feels to Be Different

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pages 96-97

Climate Change

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pages 94-95

Walk in My Shoes

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pages 92-93

My Shoes

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page 91

To Walk in My Shoes

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pages 88-89

Walk in My Shoes

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pages 86-87

Mis Zapatos

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page 90

Día de Resistencia

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pages 84-85

My Struggle

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pages 80-81

To Change My World

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pages 78-79

Daniel’s Shoes

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pages 74-75

Try Walking in My Shoes

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pages 68-69

Yo Soy De

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pages 64-65

Wake Up

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pages 66-67

I Am From

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pages 62-63

New York

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pages 60-61

La Ley de la Vida

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pages 54-55

The Law of Life

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pages 56-57

My Shoes

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pages 58-59

Inner Storm

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page 51

A Él

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page 40

The Break of Dawn

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pages 46-49

It Hurts

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page 45

Riding Free

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page 50

My Side

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page 44

For Him

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page 41

Judgment Day

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pages 42-43

My World: Maimón

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page 39

I See

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pages 36-37

Luz y Oscuridad

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pages 26-28

My Nikes

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pages 34-35

An Incomplete Story

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pages 32-33

Immigration Is

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pages 22-23

The Dominant Narrative

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pages 24-25

Light and Darkness

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pages 29-31

Mi Mundo: Maimón

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