Pub Date: March 13, 2012
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2010010512
Lexile Code: 0890
Features: Glossary, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to UP
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 8.10" L x 5.40" W ( 0.65 lbs) 368 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Family | Parents | Places | Caribbean and Latin America
Description: Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family.
Review Quotes:
"A moving, lyrical novel that will particularly resonate with teens caught between cultures."--Booklist, starred review
"The authors' candid narrative richly depicts Virginia's passage from a childhood filled with demoralization to a young woman who sees her life through new eyes."--PW, starred review
"This is a poignant coming-of-age novel that will expose readers to the exploitation of girls around the world whose families grow up in poverty."--SLJ, starred review