Catalina

Catalina Ituralde, a senior at Harvard, is a miracle child who escaped death in Latin America and was raised by undocumented grandparents in Queens. Her admission to Harvard feels like destiny, but her life is far from simple. As she faces graduation and an uncertain future, Catalina infiltrates the school's elite subcultures with both fascination and skepticism. She craves a great romance and finds herself drawn to a fellow student, an anthropologist eager to teach her about her Latin American roots. Meanwhile, her life back in Queens begins to unravel, and the clock ticks closer to the abyss of life after graduation. /n/n Catalina is a brash and daring character, part campus novel, part hagiography, part pop song. She is bright and tragic, circled by a nimbus of chaotic energy, driven by a wild heart. Her story is unlike any coming-of-age novel you've ever read, and Catalina is a character you will never forget.