BOOKS ON ADULT / YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE FOR GIRLS

In the mid-1960s during a period of political upheaval in Mexico, a mestiza girl loses her Tarahumaran Indian mother at birth. Intelligent, spirited and resilient, she grows up in a tight knit, loving family with her father and brother, a remarkable distance runner. She survives a massacre in 1968 just before the Olympic Games in Mexico City, but her brother is injured and his left foot is amputated. She spends her teenage years successfully helping him rehabilitate against all odds.

The eye-catching backdrop of the Sierra Madre Mountains is beautifully drawn, and the interaction between the girl and her brother is deeply thought through. This is a sensitive and emotional story that tugs at the heart.

Readers interested in books on young adult adventures and romance for girls will find this imaginative novel a rewarding read.