The Southern hemisphere: Bodybreak ; How to be an Ecuadorian girl ; Blood is thicker than mango juice ; Changes ; Heartbreak ; Let it burn ; Crab feast -- Between borders: Chain migration ; Cat whistles and wolf calls ; The first test ; Teeth fragments ; First comes the egg ; The diamond of my eye ; The translator ; Hair in three forms ; Last touch -- The Northern hemisphere: The garbage collector's daughter ; On desertion ; A legacy of bone ; But where are you really from? ; My chosen family ; Driving by Great Island on chilly evenings ; The newlywed game ; When I wake from a dream with him ; Un(documented) -- Epilogue: A letter for my father.
Summary
"In this electrifying debut, Victoria Buitron comes of age between Ecuador and the United States as she explores her ancestry, learns two languages, and searches for a place she can call home. It portrays not only the immigrant experience, but the often-overlooked repatriate experience while interweaving facets of depression, family history, and self-love. With the utmost honesty, A Body Across Two Hemispheres encompasses the deep and complex layers of teenage life into adulthood--and the sacrifices made along the way for Victoria to become who she was meant to be all along."-- Provided by publisher.
