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When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces, claiming her and her great-grandmother and younger brother, they flee to Mexico to search for her father. The siblings struggle with their complicated family history, navigating the dynamics of a dysfunctional family and the cultural differences between Mexico and the United States.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Pam Muñoz Ryan
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