LAMBDA AWARD-WINNER. Now in paperback. A tender and timely tale that explores the heartbreak and consequences of when both love and human beings are branded illegal. Seventeen-year-old Marisol and her little sister Gabi are detainees of the United States Government. Fleeing the gang that killed her older brother in El Salvador and consumed by her guilt over his death, Marisol will do anything to keep Gabi safe--including consenting to an experimental procedure. For the chance to stay in the United States, Marisol becomes a grief keeper, taking the grief of strangers into her body, relieving them of their pain as she lives through it. Although Marisol agrees to risk her own health and mental well-being, she never imagined that one of the risks would be falling in love. Her shared connection with a troubled but beautiful teenage girl erupts into a powerful love that just might be enough to save each of them from their crushing grief.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 05/27/2025
ISBN: 9780525514046
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.81lbs
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505091 / Grief Keeper
Reading Level: 4 /
Interest Level: Upper Grade /
Point Value: 11
