A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election about a young poet discovering the courage it takes to speak her truth about...

A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election about a young poet discovering the courage it takes to speak her truth about the people and country she loves.

As the contentious 2017 presidential election looms and protests rage across every corner of the city, life in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, churns louder and faster. For her part, high school senior Libertad (Libi) Moraz?n takes heart in writing political poetry for her anonymous Instagram account and a budding romance with someone new. But things come to a head when Mami sees texts on her phone mentioning a kiss with a girl and Libi discovers her beloved older brother, Maynor, playing a major role in the protests. As Libertad faces the political and social corruption around her, stifling homophobia at home and school, and ramped up threats to her poetry online, she begins dreaming of a future in which she doesn't have to hide who she is or worry about someone she loves losing their life just for speaking up. Then the ultimate tragedy strikes, and leaving her family and friends--plus the only home she's ever known--might be her only option.

*Two starred reviews!*
*"An emotionally charged must-read."--Kirkus Reviews

Author: Bessie Flores Zald?var
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.69w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780593696125
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2024
Publishers Weekly 07/08/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2024

About the Author
Bessie Flores Zaldívar is a writer and educator from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.