Five Wishes
by Mollie Moon
Maria Elena grows up in a violent, poverty-stricken barrio in Honduras. She and her friend Lolita plan an escape to L.A. but they must put their lives into the hands of Tío, a drug lord and human trafficker. In spite of her misgivings, Maria Elena joins Lolita and escapes her futureless life, only to end up in a foreign country alone, hungry, and scared.