This YA book is all about how ninety seconds can change a life, and how these two very different characters (an American girl and a Salvadoran boy) experience tragedy and overcome it to find hope and healing. It’s a beautifully told story even though it wrestles with hard topics (gang violence, immigration, family ties, etc) and it’s a powerful read. I loved the way this one unfolded as it flipped between Gretchen and Phoenix’s stories, and loved how their stories paralleled one another and overlapped too. This one is such a shining reminder of why we MUST read diverse books and put ourselves in other shoes— it will change our lives, too.