The Fresh New Face of Griselda

This moving coming-of-age novel follows Griselda 'Geez' Zaragoza as her world is turned upside down when her parents lose their home due to a business failure. Geez, who loves beautiful things, struggles with a profound loss of confidence and trust in her parents. Inspired by her older sister Maribel, who postpones college to sell Alma Cosmetics, Geez decides to enter a lip gloss selling competition, believing the cash prize can help her dad restart his business. Through her journey, Geez learns valuable lessons about resilience, the true meaning of beauty, and the unwavering strength of family and friendship. It's a poignant story about navigating financial hardship and finding hope.

A moving coming-of-age novel about one girl's struggles after her parents lose their home, and her journey to find hope in family and friendship, from Jennifer Torres, the author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen. Griselda "Geez" Zaragoza has a love for beautiful things, like her collection of vintage teacups and the flower garden she and her dad planted in the front yard. But when his business fails, Griselda loses not just her home, but also her confidence and her trust in her unflappable parents. Tagging along with big sister Maribel, who postponed college for a job selling Alma Cosmetics, Geez dreams up a way to reclaim the life she thinks she lost. If she can sell enough tubes of glistening, glittery Alma lip gloss, she'll win a cash prize that could help jump start her dad's business. With ups and downs along the way, Geez will discover that beauty isn't just lost or found, but made and re-made.