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Fiebre Tropical
Fiebre Tropical: A Novel | Juli Delgado Lopera
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Lit by the hormonal neon glow of Miami, this heady, multilingual debut novel follows a Colombian teenagers coming-of-age and coming out as she plunges headfirst into lust and evangelism. Ebullient and assertive. . . . Franciscas soul stinks up the place beautifully in Fiebre Tropical. The New York Times "Juli Delgado Loperaremember that nameis an irreverent, shameless and disarming new novelist. They are a merciless satirist in control of a pitch-perfect voice that makes an indisputable case for Spanglish as the perfect vehicle to express what we are really like right now." NBC News A layered portrait of exile, sexual awakening, and family bonds. The Millions Fiebre Tropical crackles and hums like neon, embedding contagious energy in the coming-of-age story of Francisca. Them Uprooted from her comfortable life in Bogot, Colombia, into an ant-infested Miami townhouse, fifteen-year-old Francisca is miserable and friendless in her strange new city. Her alienation grows when her mother is swept up into an evangelical church, replete with Christian salsa, abstinent young dancers, and baptisms for the dead. But there, Francisca also meets the magnetic Carmen: opinionated and charismatic, head of the youth group, and the pastors daughter. As her mothers mental health deteriorates and her grandmother descends into alcoholism, Francisca falls more and more intensely in love with Carmen. To get closer to her, Francisca turns to Jesus to be saved, even as their relationship hurtles toward a shattering conclusion.
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Fiebre Tropical: A Novel | Juli Delgado Lopera
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So many Latinx titles on my endless TBR!! This is a debut that our library featured a while back that looks really good. I‘ll tag some others I‘m hoping to get to in the comments.

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Megabooks Fire is great!! 4y
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