![]() ![]() Mateo’s life is turned upside down the day U.S. 12 & up)Ī Mexican American boy takes on heavy responsibilities when his family is torn apart. Ambitious and thought-provoking, if flawed. ![]() Secondary characters are, unfortunately, not as well developed-both Wendy’s dad and Hakiam’s cousin are caricatures with whom readers will not be able to empathize. The chemistry between the pair comes about abruptly, but the strength of this story lies in the dynamic between Wendy and Hakiam and in his experiences with her friends. Predictably, the two initially clash but quickly move past their sparring and become intrigued with one another, to the chagrin of both their families. Newly arrived in the city, he’s just the sort of boy her dad fears-he spent his adolescence being shuffled through foster homes and now lives with his cousin and her premature, newborn baby. Wendy responds to his blatant stereotyping by becoming a tutor in just such a community, where she meets Hakiam. Seventeen-year-old Wendy has been raised in a white suburb of Philadelphia by her overprotective father, who fears her exposure to the poor black neighborhoods he left behind. The politics of ethnicity and class are heavily at play in this work of romantic fiction. ![]()
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