Genres
Description
After losing her parents at 14, Victoria and her younger brothers move in with their aunt. Yet, sadly, more trauma follows when Victoria is assaulted and forced to leave. She soon becomes one of the countless teens living on the streets in Latin America, crossing paths with murderous gangs and drug dealers. By selling flowers and cleaning cafes, she somehow manages to survive. Only her sheer force of will to carve out a life of dignity for herself and her little brothers can save her from destitution and the violent life of the streets.
Publication
Tradewind Books (2014), 136 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
When fourteen-year-old Victoria Díaz loses both parents, one to domestic violence and the other to abandonment, she and her younger, twin brothers go to live with an aunt and her boyfriend until the boyfriend's sexual advances force Victoria to run away. Victoria must survive the brutality and
Show More
poverty of street life Paraná, Argentina. A gripping story that sometimes suffers from unconvincing plot contrivances and an unrealistic ending. Show Less
Awards
BC and Yukon Book Prizes (Shortlist — Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize — 2014)
Language
Original language
Spanish
ISBN
1896580955 / 9781896580951