The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers

The Go-Between

by Veronica Chambers

Fans of Jane the Virgin will find much to love about The Go-Between, a coming-of-age novel from bestselling author Veronica Chambers, who with humor and humanity explores issues of identity and belonging in a world that is ever-changing.
 
She is the envy of every teenage girl in Mexico City. Her mother is a glamorous telenovela actress. Her father is the go-to voice-over talent for blockbuster films. Hers is a world of private planes, chauffeurs, paparazzi and gossip columnists. Meet Camilla del Valle—Cammi to those who know her best.
 
When Cammi’s mom gets cast in an American television show and the family moves to LA, things change, and quickly. Her mom’s first role is playing a not-so-glamorous maid in a sitcom. Her dad tries to find work but dreams about returning to Mexico. And at the posh, private Polestar Academy, Cammi’s new friends assume she’s a scholarship kid, the daughter of a domestic.
 
At first Cammi thinks playing along with the stereotypes will be her way of teaching her new friends a lesson. But the more she lies, the more she wonders: Is she only fooling herself?

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

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Rating: 3.5 stars

When the child of a famous Mexican actress moves to the US, she experiences quite a culture shock. In Mexico City, she was one of the #RKOMC - rich kids of Mexico City, in California, she was labeled a scholarship kid and the daughter of a domestic and a gardener. At first, she welcomes the "mistake", because she was so tired of being a celebrity child, but soon her web of lies is out of control.

I know people will be angry with Cammi for perpetuating stereotypes, but she had her reasons, AT FIRST, and then it sort of got away from her. Eventually, Cammi realized the damage she was doing by perpetuating stereotypes about Mexicans. It was difficult for her to see herself through this different lens, because she grew up somewhere where she wasn't considered a person of color. It was quite an experience for Cammi, but she definitely learned a lot from it.

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