Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa

A thrilling middle-grade fantasy adventure steeped in Dominican myths and legends, perfect for fans of Tristan Strong and The Storm Runner. Twelve-year-old Pilar Violeta "Purp" Ramirez's world is changing, and she doesn't care for it one bit. Her Chicago neighborhood is gentrifying and her chores have doubled since her sister, Lorena, left for college. The only constant is Abuela and Mami's code of silence around her cousin Natasha—who vanished in the Dominican Republic fifty years ago during th