Breathe and Count Back from Ten

In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Vernica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body.Vernica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spen...