Told in alternating timelines, fifteen-year-old overweight Pilar ignores her persistent bullies and pursues her dream of acting in the school production of "Our Town," while in 1976 her grandmother finally finds the strength to leave her abusive husband.
I enjoyed Pili's chapters most. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it felt like something was missing. Like things aren't quite as resolved as they could have been. But maybe that's the point?