"Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaria and says she’s her, from the future. But Anamaria’s thirteen; she knows better than to talk to some weirdo stranger. Girls need to be careful, especially in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: it’s the 1990s and cases of kidnapped girls and women have become alarmingly common. This thirty-year-old 'future' lady doesn’t seem to be dangerous but she won’t stop bothering Anamaria, switching between cheesy Hallmark advice about being kind to yourself, and some mysterious talk about saving a girl. Anamaria definitely doesn’t need saving. She’s doing just fine. She works hard at her strict, grade-obsessed middle school--so hard that she hardly gets any sleep; so hard that the stress makes her snap at even her own (few) friends; so hard that when she does sleep, she dreams about dying. But she just wants to grow up to be successful and make her beloved parents happy. Maybe the Thirty lady is right, maybe she’s not supposed to be exhausted. But how can Anamaria ask for help when everyone around her needs help too? Written in elegant, kaleidoscopic verse, this honest and funny debut novel extends a loving hand to anyone struggling with stress and depression, and gives new meaning to the phrase 'self-care'"--Book jacket flap.