Nikki Barthelmess
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Santa Barbara, California. Raised by her strict Mexican grandma, Ri Fernández has never been allowed to learn Spanish. She has always been pushed away from the neighborhood they call home and toward her best friend's world of mansions and country clubs in the hopes that it will bring Ri closer to achieving the "American Dream." Her mother disappeared when Ri was young, so when Ri finds an unanswered letter from her mom begging for a visit, Ri decides...
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English
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After her father throws her out, Victoria lives in a foster home, finishing her senior year of high school in new school. In the midst of the jarring change and the endless questions about a past she wants to keep hidden, Victoria is determined to get through the year and move on to college.