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Moonlit Vine, The
Elizabeth Santiago
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Tu Books/Lee & Low Books
ISBN: 978-1-64379-580-5
Keywords: Puerto Rico - History; Taino people; Puerto Ricans, racism, gangs, research, siblings, incarcerated fathers, grandmothers and granddaughters, magic, family history, Alzheimer's
Taína (aka Ty), learns about her rich family history going back several centuries in Puerto Rico, which empowers her to lift up her current-day family and community.