num_pages: 432
description: Kidnapped by cruel fate...Secuestrado por sino cruelAfter her parents are killed in a truck accident Delia Yebarra's life is turned upside down. At fifteen she leaves the rural Mexican village where she grew up and embarks on a new life in America. Coming to her wealthy aunt Isabella's huge estate in Palm Springs California should be a dream come true for a simple country girl like Delia -- so why does it feel like a nightmare?A prisoner of destiny...Un preso del destinoHer aunt refuses to acknowledge Delia's heritage relegating her to servants' quarters with a licentious language tutor intent on exploiting a beautiful young foreigner. Her cousin Edward is kind but cousin Sophia is cruel manipulative and resentful of Delia's smoky Latina looks. And just when Delia tries to embrace the life of a real American girl a heartbreaking chain of events sends her spiraling back to a Mexico she hardly recognizes.... Will Delia find a place to call home?
language: English
title: Delia's Crossing
publisher: Gallery Books