Prologue: the death of aida hernandez No country for young women Girl in a labyrinth English without barriers A sudden storm Miles of wall and no time to sleep The new millennium, her own quiet war Better living through border security Dance steps American dreaming No country for young women Trauma red Hunger is worse Madera Exile and belonging La roca The railroad yard The black palace Trauma red Slipknot Lucky ema All the monsters at once The healer Leaving the world and fighting to rejoin it The "Show me your papers" state What care can do Slipknot Going away to come back Ema's journey The underworld Aida's voice Aida and Ema Going away to come back To Battery Park Epilogue: the life of Aida Hernandez About this book Notes Glossary Explanation of terminology Acknowledgments
