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THIRTY TALKS WEIRD LOVE
A 13-year-old girl growing up in Mexico is visited by her 30-year-old future self in this powerful novel in verse about accepting and loving yourself.
Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaría and says she's her, from the future. But Anamaría's thirteen, she knows better than to talk to some weirdo stranger. Girls need to be careful, especially in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico - it's the 90's and fear is overtaking her beloved city as cases of kidnapped girls and women become alarmingly common.
This thirty-year-old "future" lady doesn't seem to be dangerous, but she won't stop bothering her, switching between cheesy Hallmark advice about being kind to yourself, and some mysterious talk about saving a girl. Anamaría definitely doesn't need any saving, she's doing just fine. She works hard at her strict, grade-obsessed middle schoolso hard that she hardly gets any sleep; so hard that the stress makes her snap not just at mean girls but even her own (few) friends; so hard that when she does sleep she dreams about dyingbut she just wants to do the best she can so she can grow up to be successful.
Maybe Thirty's right, maybe she's not supposed to be so exhausted with her life, but how can she ask for help when her city is mourning the much bigger tragedy of its stolen girls? This thought-provoking, moving verse novel will lead readers to vital discussions dealing with depression through the accessible voice of a thirteen-year-old girl.
Born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, México, with a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso, Alessandra Narvaez-Varela is a Creative Writing instructor and a candidate in the Bilingual MFA Creative Writing program at the University of Texas at El Paso. This is her debut novel.
Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaría and says she's her, from the future. But Anamaría's thirteen, she knows better than to talk to some weirdo stranger. Girls need to be careful, especially in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico - it's the 90's and fear is overtaking her beloved city as cases of kidnapped girls and women become alarmingly common.
This thirty-year-old "future" lady doesn't seem to be dangerous, but she won't stop bothering her, switching between cheesy Hallmark advice about being kind to yourself, and some mysterious talk about saving a girl. Anamaría definitely doesn't need any saving, she's doing just fine. She works hard at her strict, grade-obsessed middle schoolso hard that she hardly gets any sleep; so hard that the stress makes her snap not just at mean girls but even her own (few) friends; so hard that when she does sleep she dreams about dyingbut she just wants to do the best she can so she can grow up to be successful.
Maybe Thirty's right, maybe she's not supposed to be so exhausted with her life, but how can she ask for help when her city is mourning the much bigger tragedy of its stolen girls? This thought-provoking, moving verse novel will lead readers to vital discussions dealing with depression through the accessible voice of a thirteen-year-old girl.
Born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, México, with a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso, Alessandra Narvaez-Varela is a Creative Writing instructor and a candidate in the Bilingual MFA Creative Writing program at the University of Texas at El Paso. This is her debut novel.
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Published 2021-01-01 by Cinco Puntos Press |