15-year-old Zeeta and her flighty mother live in a different country every year. This year, in the Ecuadoran Andes, Zeeta helps an American boy search for his birth parents. With him, she encounters adventure, mystery, love, and ultimately, the truth about what she really wants. (Ages 10 & up)

"[A] thoughtful, poignant novel." - Kirkus Reviews

Winner Colorado Book Award and An ALA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults

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When eleven-year-old Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes emotional refuge in her trailer park's "forest" of rusted car parts. With the help of spunky neighbor Crystal, she tries to save her father by aiding a stray dog who she believes is her father's spirit animal. (Ages 7 & up)

"[An] unforgettable narrative." - ALA Booklist, STARRED

A Richie's Pick

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16-year-old Sophie takes a road trip from Tucson to southern Mexico and Guatemala with four unlikely companions, and finds herself opening up to love and adventure along the way. (Ages 11 & up)

"A vibrant, large-hearted story." - Publishers' Weekly, STARRED

IRA Award, Américas Award, Colorado Book Award, and others.

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14-year-old Clara Luna travels to Oaxaca, Mexico to visit the mysterious grandparents she's never met before. In their remote village, she discovers a part of the world and a part of herself she never knew existed. (Ages 10 & up)

"An entrancing read." - Kirkus, STARRED

Arizona YA Book Award, Colorado Book Award, and others

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Co-written with Maria Virginia Farinango, this novel based on a true story begins in an impoverished Andean village where seven-year-old Virginia is taken from her indigenous family to be an unpaid servant in a mestizo household. 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 identity.

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This year, Zeeta continues her adventures in the southern French town of Aix-en-Provence, where she encounters captivating street performers, age-old secrets, and mysteries of love.

A complex and satisfying novel that is both a mystery and a tender, wise meditation on love and self-identity." - Kirkus, STARRED

A companion book to The Indigo Notebook.

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