Overlooked

Life's not the easiest. It's not the simplest, either. Especially for Annette Alvarez. Half Irish, half Hispanic, and living in 1965's version of America, it's her against the world. Well, she's got her friends too, a gang of overlooked misfits. A freak with a huge scar; a boy with an abusive father: a pretty boy who looks like trouble; a gay boy; an almost invisible boy; a near-silent, small Latino boy; and her overprotective brother. This is not a fairy tale, this is a tale of suspension, the struggle for acceptance, death, racism, fights, sexism, fires, and short tempers.