Characters
This Aztec goddess appears to Odilia and the sisters after they make a wish in the church.
Who is Tonantzin?
This is the legal document the sisters realize they forgot, preventing them from crossing the border.
What is their birth certificates?
What Odilia thinks the word cynical means.
What is disappointed in?
The sisters' journey strengthening their relationship and connection to their heritage.
What is sisterhood and family are a worthy investment of time and love?
This character gifts Odilia seeds from her garden before they depart.
Who is Abuelita Remedios?
What Abuelita Remedios advises the girls to do about the magical aspects of their journey.
What is to keep their supernatural experiences to themselves?
The name of the cactus patch where the sisters meet Tonantzin.
What is El Nopal?
Maternal love.
What is motherhood is alive and eternal?
This character expresses fear that Child Protective Services will get involved if the sisters go to the border officials.
Who is Juanita?
The "carpet" that the Aztec goddess walks along before issuing her request to Odilia and the sisters.
What are rose petals?
The word used to describe how the girls feel after learning they left their papers behind.
What is stricken?
Abuelita giving Odilia seeds from her garden (passing down knowledge).
What is ancestral and cultural appreciation are essential to connecting to your own identity?
This character is said to be "like the sun, splendid to behold, but he must descend," according to Tonantzin.
Who is Papá?
What Tonantzin requests of Odilia as a final favor.
What is to remind "the mother that she is the flower, the bud, the giver of life" by giving her roses?
The words for the noises the ear pendant makes once it is spun.
What is whizzed and whirled?
The anxiety the girls feel over crossing the border back into the United States.
Immigration over the American border often causes a lot of stress, and even trauma.
This character is referred to as "la más pequeña de todas mis mariposas."
Who is Pita?
This is the name of the sanctuary in which the sisters make their final wish.
What is the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe?
What Tonantzin says dreams are.
What are revelations?
Tonantzin requesting that Odilia return with flowers for Mamá.
It is necessary to show gratitude for the people who sacrifice for you and your wellbeing.