Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. This history in verse creates a lyrical portrait of Cuba.

"La Madre de Efr�en Nava es su Superwoman, a Soperwoman, llamada asi por los deliciosos sopes mexicanos que suele preparar. Su am�a y su ap�a trabajan duro todo el d�ia para mantener a la familia, asegur�andose de que Efr�en y sus hermanos menores, Max y M�ia, se sientan seguros y queridos. Pero Efr�en se preocupa por sus padres. Aunque naci�o en Estados Unidos, sus padres son indocumentados. Su peor pesadilla se vuelve realidad...