There’s a wall that separates the outer part of the island from the inner part. There’s an elaborate myth behind the creation of Medio, both the geography and the setup of society. Street musicians gathered on every other corner, little girls in bright skirts spinning in front of them until they were breathless.” The overcrowded marketplaces, with their bulging baskets of produce and spices and fabrics in every color under the sun. “The narrow alleyways between red-and-white stucco buildings. There are strong overtones of a Latinx influence - Spanish words are used throughout the story, the foods are strongly reminiscent of those eaten in Latin America, and when the author describes the cities, I can almost feel myself transported to any city in central America: While Medio is a fictional island, it could easily be a real place in our world. Will Dani give up everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio - and a chance at a forbidden love? But nothing prepares her for all the difficult choices she must make, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio. On her graduation night, Dani seems to be in the clear, despite the surprises that unfold. Now that her marriage to an important politico’s son is fast approaching, she must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society, where famine and poverty rule supreme. Her parents sacrificed everything to obtain forged identification papers so Dani could rise above her station. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run her husband’s household or raise his children, but both wives are promised a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class.ĭaniela Vargas is the school’s top student, but her bright future depends on no one discovering her darkest secret - that her pedigree is a lie. At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society.
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