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After a sudden separation from her best friend in Brooklyn, thirteen‑year‑old Marisol is sent to Panama to stay with her grandmother for a year. In the warm, unfamiliar streets of her homeland, she must navigate the challenges of being away from home while quietly seeking the truth about the father she never knew. The novel follows Marisol’s emotional journey of friendship, family, and self‑discovery as she balances her longing for a missing friend with the hope of finding her biological father.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Veronica Chambers
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