![]() ![]() ![]() This book is full of dark and whimsical moments (Peasblossom, a fortune-telling cat, is a highlight among them), and I loved that Xochi is a layered, well-rounded character, capable of self-love and self-loathing in equal measure. But after a crazy concert, Pallas and Xochi accidentally summon two magical beings hell-bent on avenging the wrongdoers in Xochi's past-from her rapist to her absentee mother-forcing Xochi to confront the past she’d been hoping to escape. ![]() When she befriends Pallas, the daughter of rock stars Leviticus and Io, she becomes her live-in babysitter, joining their eccentric, rock 'n’ roll family. The book follows Xochi, who at just 17 is on her own in San Francisco, running from a dark past. So it’s no surprise I was drawn to All of Us with Wings, a love letter to the healing power of music and found families. I hadn't yet learned about Latinx punk groups, or gone to shows in more welcoming spaces. Despite my love for the music and my desire to fit into the scene, I had a sense at the time that I didn't belong because my hair and clothes weren't right, and because I was brown. There's something about the way a strident guitar riff bites into your soul or a drum beat slams against your heart that moved me in a way I've never forgotten. ![]() As a teenager, I fell deeply in love with pop-punk and "real" punk music, watching shows at community centers and supporting local ska bands. Growing up, I was the only Latina in my overwhelmingly white school system in Connecticut. ![]()
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