Esmeralda Valdez understands butterflies more than people. When she loses her father in a tragic car accident, she shrinks into herself, finding meaning only in the indisputable facts about her favorite four-winged insects. Esme’s mother and friends try to pull her out of her cocoon, but they can’t seem to reach her. How will Esme learn to stand on her own two feet again? A book about loss, forgiveness, and butterflies.