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Set in a working-class neighborhood of the Canary Islands, our 10yo narrator is consumed by thoughts of her best friend Isora. As the duo grow closer, she finds her submissiveness veers into a painful sexual awakening.

Lyrical prose tinged with innocence and humor, DOGS is a unique examination of the blurred lines between friendship and romantic love, intimacy and obsession. López cleverly captures the voices of teenagers, their transformation into "adulthood," and evolving identities of queerness through a messy female friendship.