"In the midst of racial conflict and at the edges of a war at the Texas-Mexico border in 1915, Joaquâin and Dulceäna attempt to maintain a secret romance in this reimagining of Romeo and Juliet"--
In this young adult retelling of The Odyssey, Odilia and her four sisters journey to Mexico to return a dead man to his family and encounter magical creatures along the way.
Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry.
