desert gorge
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Last published Sun, Jul 25, 2021
at the age of sixteen, the world feels so small-but elizara sanchez is about to learn how much smaller it can get. in the rural town of desert gorge, arizona, you don't just leave; you get the hell out before it's too late.
when liz's queerplatonic partner turned girlfriend suddenly goes missing from her driveway in the middle of broad daylight and nobody is willing to look in the nearby antelope cavern, liz puts herself up to the task and delves in.
with the help of her twin brother julio, who's struggling in his own time with the rampant transphobia surrounding their hometown, liz may just find that the seemingly endless gorge hides its own secrets.
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