Soon after she finished the fourth grade, Yadira Calvac left California with her family for what was supposed to be a visit to her grandmother’s house in Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala. Yadira’s uncle, who took care of her grandmother, passed away unexpectedly, and Yadira’s father did not want his mother to be alone. It wasn’t long before he announced that the family, including Yadira’s older brother and younger sister, would be staying in Guatemala permanently. Yadira’s parents returned to the United States to pack the family’s belongings, and she suddenly found herself living in a strange, new place.

 

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