![]() Told with honest emotion in evocative free verse, Lupita’s journey is both heart-wrenching and hopeful. Overwhelmed by change and loss, she takes refuge in the healing power of words. ![]() As Lupita struggles to keep the family afloat, she escapes the chaos of home by writing in the shade of a mesquite tree. While her father stays with Mami at an out-of-town clinic, Lupita takes charge of her siblings. In the midst of juggling life as a high school student, testing her wings as an actress, and dealing with friends who don’t always understand, Lupita desperately wants to support Mami in whatever way she can. Suddenly Lupita must face a whole new set of challenges, with new roles to play, and no one is handing her the script. But when she discovers Mami has been diagnosed with cancer, Lupita is terrified by the possibility of losing her mother, the anchor of her close-knit Mexican American family. ![]() As the oldest of eight siblings, Lupita is used to taking the lead-and staying busy behind the scenes to help keep everyone together. ![]()
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