Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Nominee, 2020
National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, 2017
School Library Journal Best Books, 2017
Tomás Rivera Book Award Winner for Older Readers/Young Adult, 2018
Summary
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed.