On the Other Side of the Sea

In the Dominican Republic, Camino is always waiting for her father to visit her in the summer. This year, however, on the day she has been eagerly awaiting the flight's arrival, the teenager reaches the airport only to find a crowd weeping inconsolably.

In New York, in the United States, on the other side of the sea, Yahaira is called into the school principal's office, where her mother is also waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, died in a plane crash.

Separated by distance—and by their father's secrets—the two sisters must face the new realities of their lives, forever changed by the tragedy. Now, Camino and Yahaira are condemned to deal with the pain of losing their father and the turmoil of discovering their new love for one another, hoping they can still keep alive the dreams that had once seemed so certain, so secure.

In a dual narrative in verse, Acevedo explores the subtleties of devastation and the difficulty of forgiveness, establishing herself as a prodigious voice of the current generation of young adults.