First published 2019
Maya stands at her bedroom window, watching her mother's car disappear down the street. At twenty-two, she faces a choice that will define her future. Her family expects her to follow the traditional path they've mapped out, but Maya harbors dreams of her own that pull her in a different direction. As she struggles between duty and desire, Maya must confront the weight of generations of women who came before her. She discovers that power takes many forms, and that claiming her own voice means risking everything she's ever known. The decisions she makes will ripple through her relationships and reshape her understanding of what it means to be strong. This is a story about finding courage when the stakes feel impossibly high.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, identity-crisis
Period: 21st-century
96 pages · Hardcover · Ivy Kids