A heartwrenching YA coming of age tale about three siblings on the roadtrip searching for healing. With a strong family, the very best friend a man could require, and a budding love with the lady of his dreams, existence shows promise for Teodoro ‘T’ Avila. But he requires some hard hits the summertime before senior yr when his nearly perfect sibling, Manny, profits from a tour in Iraq with a damaging case of PTSD. Inside a desperate effort to save Manny from himself and pull their family back again jointly, T’s fiery sister, Xochitl, hoodwinks her brothers right into a cathartic street trip. Informed through T’s honest voice, that is a candid exploration of mental illness, socioeconomic pressures, and the many inescapable highs and lows that come with developing up?including dropping in love.