Primeros reseñadores

This powerful and inspiring debut is the 2012 winner of Barbara Kingsolver s PEN/Bellwether Prize for fiction. Told in alternating perspectives by a varied and vocal cast of characters, Nussbaum s novel pulls back the curtain to reveal the complicated and funny and tough life inside the walls of an institution for juveniles with disabilities. From Yessenia Lopez, who dreams of her next boyfriend and of one day of living outside those walls, to Teddy, a resident who dresses up daily in a full suit and tie, to Mia, who guards a terrifying secret, to Joanne, the new data-entry clerk who suddenly finds herself worrying about each and every kid, Nussbaum has crafted a multifaceted portrait of a way of life hidden from most of us. In this isolated human warehouse on Chicago s South Side, friendships are forged, trust is built, and love affairs begin. And it s in their alliances that the residents ultimately find the strength to bond together, resist their mistreatment, and fight back.