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Hispanic Heritage Month - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Suicide Prevention Month - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Suicide Prevention Month - Young Adults
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When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.
2) On the hook
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"Hector has always worked hard and minded his own business. He wants to be captain of his school's chess team, go to college, and help his family make [its] way to a better life someday--until Joey singles him out. Joey, whose older brother Chavo is head of the Discípulos gang, tells Hector that he's going to kill him: maybe not today, or tomorrow, but someday. And Hector, frozen with fear, does nothing. From that day forward, Hector's death hangs...
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