Lizet is the daughter of immigrants (Cuban), the first person in her family to graduate High School and has now been accepted to Rawling's University in New York. Her family and boyfriend are not please with her decision to leave them, to leave Miami and go to New York. Despite their lack of support, Lizet heads off to NY.
She finds that University life is much more difficult than anticipated, she's struggling to acclimate to her new life. Her grades are bad, she's failing and has just been accused of plagiarism. She makes a last minute impromptu to decision and one that she can't really afford to go back to Miami for Thanksgiving. She hopes that she will be able to have a conversation with her family about what's going on in her life but an usual event takes place that cause a major distraction with her mother.
Ariel Hernandez a young boy is found floating on a raft from Cuba. His mother was seeking asylum and tragically died. His immigration status becomes a major issue, overshadowing Lizet's arrive as her family, her mother in particular becomes a major participant in seeking asylum for Ariel despite this father being in Cuba and wanting him to return.
Lizet's life is in turmoil and she is faced with some decisions to make and find herself. Make your Home Among Stranger is an interesting enough read but has some slow moving moments, when you push through it, it makes the read worth it.
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