“Libertad (Libi) Morazán takes heart in writing political poetry for her anonymous Instagram account and a budding romance with someone new.
As Libertad faces the political and social corruption around her, stifling homophobia at home and school, and ramped up threats to her poetry online, she begins dreaming of a future in which she doesn’t have to hide who she is or worry about someone she loves losing their life just for speaking up.” Amazon Review
★4 STARRED REVIEWS ★ Pura Belpré Author Honor Book Kirkus Best Books of the Year Booklist Editor’s Choice
“The author uses this story, and the character conversations, to ask a lot of questions about how one survives in a place where their freedoms are limited and their identity equates to danger.” Reader Review
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