Xochitl and her younger brother, Raul, have not heard from their parents in two months--they were among the first people to venture away from their tiny dying colonia to reach Solado, the prosperous and mysterious land far to the north.
Since her fated birth, Xo has been chosen-the beloved of the sun-meant to bridge the natural gap between her people and land by sharing their stories with the desert, while the stars bless them back.
Frustrated with her expected destiny, and determined to find her parents, Xo convinces Raul to join a ragtag group heading to Solado-but she hadn't realized that there were so many dangers in the unknown....
