"A . . . bilingual YA . . . memoir about a teenage girl's . . . experience crossing the Mexico-US border. This . . . young adult . . . [illustrated] memoir tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who crosses the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their . . . journey is filled with both heartbreak and hope. Will America be the country of dreams like they imagined? Or will adjusting to their new life in California be another type of struggle for Gricelda and her family? With . . . illustrations inspired by the graffiti and stencil art prevalent during the 2006 political uprising in Oaxaca, as well as local textiles and embroidery"--Provided by publisher.