Accustomed to his impoverished life in Bogota, Colombia, Juan Guillermo resents his family and is delighted when a visit to his wealthy grandmother introduces him to the comforts of money, but he learns a savage truth that puts his family in danger.
Related: Colombia, Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- ISBN: 9780525675389
- Author: Becerra de Jenkins, Lyll
- Published: 1996, Dutton Juvenile
- Themes: Family, Life, Loyalty, military, Money
- Descriptors: Colombia, Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 160