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Fourteen-year-old Clara spends the summer with her Mexican grandparents in their rural village of Yucuyoo. Resau lyrically interweaves the stories of Clara's abuelita's youth and Clara's own burgeoning self-awareness and future as a twenty-first-century healer. Vivid descriptions make tangible a setting where underground waterfalls flow and spirit animals guide people toward their destinies.