* "A poignant coming-of-age novel that will expose readers to the exploitation of girls around the world whose families grow up in poverty."
—School Library Journal, STARRED
Co-authored with Maria Virginia Farinango, this novel based on a true story begins in an impoverished Andean village in Ecuador, where seven-year-old Virginia is taken from her Indigenous family to be an unpaid servant. For the next eight years, she struggles to hold on to her spirit. After escaping as a teenager, she must build a life for herself and reclaim her roots.
For teen and adult readers, Delacorte/Penguin/Random House, available as hardcover, paperback, audiobook, and ebook.
