★ "A powerful, layered tale of forbidden love in times of unrelenting racism."
— starred, Kirkus Reviews
2016 Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
"An unflinching portrait with an ending that begs for another reading."
— Kirkus Reviews
"This solid debut deftly explores the daily struggle of some students to persevere in the face of long odds."
— Booklist
"A tragedy, real and racial, swallows us whole."
— The New York Times Book Review
2016 Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
"An uncompromising look at two characters most readers would otherwise look away from."
— Booklist
"Pérez... captures the pressures of both Latina life and being caught between two cultures....
Un magnífico debut."
— Kirkus Reviews
