Fifteen-year-old Mari Pujols believes that the baby shes carrying will finally mean shell have a family member who will love her deeply and wont ever leave hernot like her mama, who took off when she was eight; or her papi, whos in jail; or her abuela, who wants as little to do with her as possible. But when doctors discover a potentially fatal heart defect in the fetus, Mari faces choices she never could have imagined.
Surrounded by her loyal girl crew, her off-and-on boyfriend, and a dedicated doctor, Mari navigates a decision that could emotionally cripple the bravest of women. But both Mari and the broken-hearted baby inside her are fighters; and it doesnt take long to discover that this sick baby has the strength to heal an entire family.
Inspired by true events, this gorgeous debut has been called heartfelt, heartbreaking andyes!even a little heart-healing, too by bestselling YA novelist Carolyn Mackler.
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Ismee Amiel Williams is a pediatric cardiologist at Columbia University Medical centre in New York City. As the daughter of a Cuban immigrant, partially raised by her abuelos, her background helped her understand the many Maris she met along the way. The Lucky Ones is her first novel.
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