When her beloved country, Chile, is taken over by a militaristic, sadistic government, Celeste is sent to America for her safety and her parents must go into hiding before they "disappear."
Lee White lives with his wife and their three crazy cats in Portland, Oregon, and you can visit him online at LeeWhiteIllustration.com.
Alison Ridley is a professor of Spanish at Hollins University, having completed her PhD at Michigan State University. She has translated a number of novels, including Marjorie Agosín's Pura Belpré Award-winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill.