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Maya Van Wagenen, bestselling author of Popular, tells Dolores s story with humor, heartache, and an occasional bit of telenovela flair. A striking fiction debut. –Publishers Weekly, starred review
An insightful, funny, and realistic coming-of-age story. –Kirkus
Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn t life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life. Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative partnership. Beautiful, talented Terpsichore will help Dolores win back her ex-best friend, Shae. And Dolores will convince Terpsichore s mom that her daughter has the social skills to survive public school. It seems like a foolproof plan, but Dolores isn t always a reliable narrator, and her choices may put her in danger of committing an unforgivable betrayal.