The Education of Margot Sanchez

The Education of Margot Sanchez was an interesting and enjoyable read for me. I say this as someone who can look back on being a teenage girl and having a hard time navigating the world as so many do. I say this as someone who did not have a steady and solid upbringing. I can identify with Margot even though our culture experience was drastically different. This book was well written and relied on heavy imagery. Although I thought this was a good book, I did not feel that it was one I would incorporate into my own classroom. A story that represents other cultures is important, but this particular book did not seem academic enough to rightfully teach. I think other books can portray cultural difference in a better way. There must be books that would accurately capture the lives of all rather than teenage females as well. I cannot imagine how the males would react if I were to teach this.
I understand that representation matters and it is something I do want in my classroom, but there are better examples out there. I do not believe that this book would be well received by students or administration. This book would be best used when looking at use of imagery and I could perhaps use excerpts from it, but I would not teach the entire novel.