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A poignant verse novel about a teen girl discovering how to resist tyranny and be true to herself
Portugal, 1967. Snia thinks she knows what her future holds. Shell become a poet, and together she and her artist boyfriend, Z Miguel, will rise above the government restrictions that shape their lives. The restrictions on what Snia can do and where she can go without a mans permission. The restrictions on what music she can enjoy, what books she can read, what questions she can ask.
But when Z Miguel is arrested for anti-government activities and Snias familys restaurant is shut down, Snias plans are upended. No longer part of the comfortable middle class, shes forced to leave school and take a low-paying, grueling, dangerous job. She thought she understood the dark sides of her world, but now she sees suffering she never imagined.
Without the protection of her boyfriend or her family, can Snia find a way to fight for justice?