A collection of Latino literature, poetry, artwork, and commentary celebrating the contributions of three generations of twentieth century Americans of Mexican, Caribbean, and South American descent.
Fourteen-year-old Mary feels like a misfit, both in England where her family lives and in Ireland where they're from, until she and her family visit her grandmother and other relatives in Ireland and Mary gains a better understanding of her background, her mother, and herself.
After her mother abandons them, fifteen-year-old Megumi tries to understand her father's need for his mistress while dealing with her own aching isolation.
Be, a young Bushman woman searching in the desert for the peace she remembers from her childhood, realizes that she and her people must reconcile new personal and political realities with ancient traditions.