This young adult novel features a book-smart teen who spends the summer in Mexico City, meets two very cute boys, attempts to learn Spanish, and uncovers a family secret that changes her life forever.
Cerón’s beautiful tale is a reminder that life lessons often come from outside of schools, books, or snapshots.
- Booklist, starred review
Lola Espinoza is cursed.
Well, maybe not actually cursed - magic isn’t real… is it?
When Lola goes to spend the summer in Mexico City with her grandmother and meets handsome, flirtatious Rio, she learns a secret that has created a rift in her family for decades. Against her better judgement, Lola enlists her new coworker Javi - Rio’s surly friend whom Lola is pretty sure hates her - to be her guide as she learns the ropes at her cousin’s restaurant and travels the city looking for more information about the curse.
Over the course of one unforgettable summer - filled with food, family, and two very different boys - Lola finds herself learning about love, belonging, and the magic around us all.