Overview
āBrilliant . . . Melissa Mogollon did not come to play.āāKiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age
āYes, hi, Mari. Itās me. Iām over my tantrum now and calling you back . . . But firstāyou have to promise that you wonāt tell Mom or Abue any of this. Okay? Theyāll set the house on fire if they find outĀ .Ā .Ā .ā
Structured as a series of one-sided phone calls from our spunky, sarcastic narrator, Luciana, to her older sister, Mari, this wildly inventive debut ājump-starts your heart in the same way it piques your earā (Xochitl Gonzalez). As the baby of her large Colombian American family, Luciana is usually relegated to the sidelines. But now she finds herself as the only voice of reason in the face of an unexpected crisis: A hurricane is heading straight for Miami, and her eccentric grandmother, Abue, is refusing to evacuate. Abue is so one-of-a-kind sheās basically in her own universe, and while she often drives Luciana nuts, theyāre the only ones who truly understand each other. So when Abue, normally glamorous and full of life, receives a shocking medical diagnosis during the storm, Lucianaās world is upended.
When Abue moves into Lucianaās bedroom, their complicated bond intensifies. Luciana would rather be skating or sneaking out to meet girls, but Abueās wild demands and unpredictable antics are a welcome distraction for Luciana from her misguided mother, absent sister, and uncertain future. Forced to step into the role of caretaker, translator, and keeper of the devastating family secrets that Abue begins to share, Luciana suddenly finds herself center stage, facing down adulthoodāand rising to the occasion.
As Luciana chronicles the events of her disrupted senior year of high school over the phone to Mari, Oye unfolds like the most fascinating and entertaining conversation youāve ever eavesdropped on: a rollicking, heartfelt, and utterly unique novel that celebrates the beauty revealed and resilience required when rewriting your own story.
This book title, Oye (A Novel), ISBN: 9780593594902, by Melissa Mogollon, published by Random House Publishing Group (May 14, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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