After her father is killed in the Korean War, young Blanca Estela and her mother leave California to spend the summer in Revilla, an old town in Northern Mexico with Blanca’s grandmother. At first, Blanca is unhappy in their holiday retreat, but gradually makes friends and becomes part of the community.
- ISBN: 9781558852068
- Author: Garza, Beatriz De LA
- Published: 1997 , Arte Publico Press
- Themes: Community, Death, Family, Friendship, holiday, Summer, War
- Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Mexico, United States
- No. of pages: 260