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Raised by an angry, restless father, Ariel is eager to finish high school in one place. Furthermore, Ariel's attracted to both Monica and Gabe and starts exploring her own sexuality. Ariel's story, told in first-person poems, alternates with the diary-entry prose of Maya, a pregnant teen whose quick marriage grows dangerous. A surprise connection links Ariel's life with Maya's in Hopkins's latest gritty melodrama.