She returned to her home missing her cousin and the baby Isabella. She thinks that probably the father had left once he knew that she was pregnant but she was wrong he had died crossing the border trying to go earn some money for his baby’s illness just because he refused to pay the immigration police so they could let him pass. Soon she is sent to Mexico because of her Tia Luna who says she has the devil inside as she arrives she meets her cousin who has a death baby. Sonia like any teenager falls in love with a boy named Geraldo but breaks up with him because of her family. She has an uncle who is always drunk and takes advantage of her family but they deal with him because he is family. To Sonia’s family “familia es todo” family is everything no matter what. Sonia has a hard working dad who works two jobs just to get the bills paid and gets home until late at night. Sonia is like any ordinary Hispanic teenager who has to do all the chores and cook, her mom expects her to do everything especially now since she is pregnant with twins. She has an uncle who is always drunk and take Sonia is a Mexican American whose parents came to the United States illegally for the American dream. ![]() Sonia is a Mexican American whose parents came to the United States illegally for the American dream. I thought this was totally counter to the changes Sonia had gone through during the book- she became stronger and I think she would have had the strength to stand up for herself.more Instead of showing how she'd grown by allowing her to fight back against her attacker, she ends up being rescued first by her boyfriend, and then by her father in a violent manner. ![]() The other major issue I had with the book was that there is a sexual assault scene in the end in which Sonia cannot find the strength even to scream for help. In the beginning she also lists stereotypes about Mexicans and says how much she hates them but then goes on to explain how her family fits many of the stereotypes, which I found strange. Sonia says many times, "En mi cultura." and "then I realized." Her constant explanation of culture and revelations about her ancestral country made her voice seem inauthentic. I think in an attempt to inform the reader about Mexican-American culture, Sitomer did way too much telling and not enough showing. In the beginning she also lists stereotypes about Mexicans and says how much she hates them but then goes on to explain how her family fits many of t I listened to this book on a playaway. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
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