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Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parentsa�TM house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family.
But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olgaa�TMs role.
Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed.
But ita�TMs not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend, Lorena, and her first love (first everything), Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sistera�TMs story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?
Age Range: 14 and up | Grade Level: 10 and up | Lexile Measure: HL730L