The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

His 15 year old daughter shows up pregnant as his mom is diagnosed with terminal cancer and he is out of a job - Amadeo has a lot on his plate. He rises to the challenge as does Angel who gets enrolled in a school program that lets her finish school while caring for her baby. For Angel it is a year of discovering who she is and what she wants from life. This family centric story about the realities of life for many Latino families. Loss and birth go hand in hand as does making good choices and bad and moving from childhood to adulthood overnight. This will appeal to readers of family dramas and characters with real problems. 4 stars