A heartwrenching YA coming of age story about three siblings on a roadtrip in search of healing. With a strong family, the best friend a guy could ask for, and a budding romance with the girl of his dreams, life shows promise for Teodoro T Avila. But he takes some hard hits the summer before senior year when his nearly perfect brother, Manny, returns from a tour in Iraq with a devastating case of PTSD. In a desperate effort to save Manny from himself and pull their family back together, Ts fiery sister, Xochitl, hoodwinks her brothers into a cathartic road trip. Told through Ts honest voice, this is a candid exploration of mental illness, socioeconomic pressures, and the many inescapable highs and lows that come with growing upincluding falling in love. A Christy Ottaviano Book
- | Author: Patrick Flores-Scott
- | Publisher: Square Fish
- | Publication Date: Sep 17, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 336 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1250211654
- | ISBN-13: 9781250211651
