Down to the Bone

Down to the Bone by Dole, Mayra Lazara. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780060843106.

Heres what it means to be a tortillera. It means youre a girl who loves girls. Which means you get kicked out of Catholic School faster than Mother Superior Sicko can say, "immoral." Which means your wacko Mami finds out. Which means youre kicked to the curb with nowhere to go, and the love of your life is shipped off to Puerto Rico to marry a guy. But this is Miami, and if you have a big-hearted best friend, and a loyal puppy at your side, and your broken heart is still full of love, you just might land on your feet. In a first novel as crazy, joyful, hilarious, and painful as your first love, Mayra Lazara Dole goes beyond the many meanings of tortillera to paint a vivid picture of a girl who gets kicked out of home only to find a new kind of family.