A fierce twelve-year-old Latina channels her anger into synchronized swimming while facing body bias, family pushback, and belonging.
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A fierce twelve-year-old Latina channels her anger into synchronized swimming while facing body bias, family pushback, and belonging.
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A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams, from the author of The Education of Margot Sanchez and Never Look Back, Lilliam Rivera. Natalia de la Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood kids out of their money at the local Boyle Heights pool when her life changed. The L.A. Mermaids performed, emerging out of the water with matching sequined swimsuits, and it was then that synchronized swimming stol...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Peer fistfight; protagonist punches another kid; anger-driven outbursts
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Anti-gay sentiment appears; LGBTQ identity not a story focus
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Recurring race, class, body-image, activism, and microaggression themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Body shaming, microaggressions, and peer bullying
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