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A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, and the tantalizing possibilities of love and freedom.

“Diabolically charming and magnetic. I enjoyed the hell out of this little exploding geyser of a book.”—Ira Glass

When Catalina Ituralde is admitted to Harvard, it seems like destiny's fulfillment: a miracle child who survived death in Latin America, raised by undocumented grandparents in Queens, and now one of the chosen. Yet for Catalina, nothing is straightforward, especially not her own conflicted and inquisitive mind. As a senior, she faces the impending reality of graduation in a world that has no place for the undocumented, intensifying her sense of doom and deepening her curiosities and desires.

Catalina immerses herself in Harvard’s elite subcultures—internships, literary journals, posh parties, and secret societies. She observes these worlds with the detached eye of an anthropologist and the skepticism of an interloper, fascinated yet repelled. Longing for a grand romance, Catalina is drawn to a fellow student who, as a budding anthropologist, offers to teach her about the Latin American world she was born into but never truly understood. Meanwhile, her life back in Queens begins to unravel.

With graduation looming, Catalina grapples with the urgent questions of saving her family and herself. What does it mean to be saved? Catalina is a brash, daring novel that blends campus intrigue, hagiography, and pop culture into a unique coming-of-age story. Catalina, a character of vibrant complexity and chaotic energy, is one you will never forget. 📚❤️

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A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, and the tantalizing possibilities of love and freedom.

“Diabolically charming and magnetic. I enjoyed the hell out of this little exploding geyser of a book.”—Ira Glass

When Catalina Ituralde is admitted to Harvard, it seems like destiny's fulfillment: a miracle child who survived death in Latin America, raised by undocumented grandparents in Queens, and now one of the chosen. Yet for Catalina, nothing is straightforward, especially not her own conflicted and inquisitive mind. As a senior, she faces the impending reality of graduation in a world that has no place for the undocumented, intensifying her sense of doom and deepening her curiosities and desires.

Catalina immerses herself in Harvard’s elite subcultures—internships, literary journals, posh parties, and secret societies. She observes these worlds with the detached eye of an anthropologist and the skepticism of an interloper, fascinated yet repelled. Longing for a grand romance, Catalina is drawn to a fellow student who, as a budding anthropologist, offers to teach her about the Latin American world she was born into but never truly understood. Meanwhile, her life back in Queens begins to unravel.

With graduation looming, Catalina grapples with the urgent questions of saving her family and herself. What does it mean to be saved? Catalina is a brash, daring novel that blends campus intrigue, hagiography, and pop culture into a unique coming-of-age story. Catalina, a character of vibrant complexity and chaotic energy, is one you will never forget. 📚❤️