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Gr 8-Up Timid and fearful, 16-year-old Sophie finds courage and first love when she and her Bosnian great-aunt Dika join a Guatemalan immigrant and his son to take six-year-old Pablo, sole survivor of his family's illegal trek into the U.S., back to his Mexican relatives. Arizona-born Sophie's allergies and fears are tellingly contrasted with the real experiences of Dika, Ángel, and Mr. Lorenzo, survivors of w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Resau's (What the Moon Saw) second novel is a delicately wrought exploration of tragedy, violence, and the human ability to sustain love. Painfully shy and plagued by fear, sixteen-year-old Sophie is oblivious to her own beauty and potential. Her family is a surprising collection of survivors—her stepfather, a legalized Mexican immigrant; her aunt, a Bosnian war refugee; and her mother, who holds them all together. When the Border Patrol ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After Border Patrol leaves six-year-old Pablo at her home, sixteen-year-old Sophie and her aunt take Pablo to rural Mexico to v...Log In or Sign Up to Read More