First published 2018
In the remote town of Bicho Raro, Colorado, the Soria family possess the rare ability to perform unusual miracles. Beatriz, Daniel, and Joaquin are three cousins desperate to break free of their family's legacy - Beatriz seeks to understand her lack of emotion, Daniel struggles to help others while denying his own needs, and Joaquin runs a renegade radio station under the alias Diablo Diablo. As they each pursue their own path, the Sorias must navigate a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, and the ever-watchful desert sky, all while searching for the one miracle that could change their fates forever.
Genres: coming-of-age, contemporary, magical-realism, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: forbidden-love, found-family
Setting: Colorado
Period: 20th century
320 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Press