Court Kasie

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Summary: A high school intern facing deportation. A plot to bribe a Supreme Court Justice. A case that could ignite a nation? Fifteen-year-old Kasie has always been an exceptionally gifted student. Unfortunately, shes also an undocumented immigrant. Ever since her parents were deported during a politically motivated ICE sweep, shes been living with her friends family, in fear of ICE. But shes continued to excel at school, and with the support of her mentors, applies for DACA, which provides her with the work permit she needs to become an intern at the Supreme Court Library. When the ICE agent who deported Kasies parents comes looking for her, she flees and hides out at the Supreme Court. There, she discovers a plot to bribe a Supreme Court Justice in an explosive new case whose outcome could affect the lives of millions. With nowhere left to turn, Kasie finds herself having to choose between her own future and the future of the only country shes ever called home. This fast-paced book shows what happens when the hidden world of undocumented immigrants runs into the highest court in the land!

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Summary: A high school intern facing deportation. A plot to bribe a Supreme Court Justice. A case that could ignite a nation? Fifteen-year-old Kasie has always been an exceptionally gifted student. Unfortunately, shes also an undocumented immigrant. Ever since her parents were deported during a politically motivated ICE sweep, shes been living with her friends family, in fear of ICE. But shes continued to excel at school, and with the support of her mentors, applies for DACA, which provides her with the work permit she needs to become an intern at the Supreme Court Library. When the ICE agent who deported Kasies parents comes looking for her, she flees and hides out at the Supreme Court. There, she discovers a plot to bribe a Supreme Court Justice in an explosive new case whose outcome could affect the lives of millions. With nowhere left to turn, Kasie finds herself having to choose between her own future and the future of the only country shes ever called home. This fast-paced book shows what happens when the hidden world of undocumented immigrants runs into the highest court in the land!