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Two sisters, who have only just learned of each other's existence, become friends when their father dies

Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people...

In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash.

Separated by distance - and Papi's secrets - the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.

And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.

In a dual narrative novel in verse that brims with both grief and love, award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.

NOTE: Some swearing, sexual harassment and suggestion of prostitution.

NOTE: Empathy Lab 2021 - Secondary List
NOTE: Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2021
NOTE: UKLA Book Awards 2021 - Shortlist

• Shortlisted - UKLA Book Awards (Ages 11–14+) 2021
• Shortlisted - Carnegie Medal 2021

Some swearing, sexual harassment and suggestion of prostitution.