"The most unusual love story you will ever read.
'What a romp! A wild magical realistic camel ride from the Village of the Octopus through an extravagantly carnal Mexico of the imagination-love, passion and family.' -Ursula LeGuin"
"“Don’t tell anyone we’re Democrats,” warned Mother when we moved to
Bakersfield, CA, a town often referred to, back then, as redneck central.
“And for heaven’s sake, don’t tell them you’re Jewish.”
Joan Gratz, author and Academy Award winning director says: “I couldn’t put this book down. The young Jewish narrator reminds me of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, only with a lot more humor. Watching this brazen, feisty girl butt up against a
hostile landscape with humor, naive insight, and the missteps of youth, is what
entertainment is all about.”"
