A Young Adult Novella: Amina and Tomás. Tomás and Amina. True love, Amina thinks.
But her madre's new American husband gets yanked home, due to unrest in Caracas.
Amina does not want to leave her home in Guanta. She does not want to leave her Tomás.
Arriving in Houston is like arriving on another planet. She is shocked by the size of the city, the number of cars on the road, and the way shops are open all day and all night.
How will she survive?
In Guanta, the rain is warm, always warm. In Houston, the rain is cold.
And there is no Tomás . . . .
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
But her madre's new American husband gets yanked home, due to unrest in Caracas.
Amina does not want to leave her home in Guanta. She does not want to leave her Tomás.
Arriving in Houston is like arriving on another planet. She is shocked by the size of the city, the number of cars on the road, and the way shops are open all day and all night.
How will she survive?
In Guanta, the rain is warm, always warm. In Houston, the rain is cold.
And there is no Tomás . . . .
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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