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“Slowly learning to care for themselves and others, they [Elio and Celi] unearth their true selves and reconnect to homeland, community, and nature…Their [Elio and Celi] distinct, realistic voices harmonize to form a powerful contemporary coming-of-age story of navigating digital detox, puberty, emotional growth, and gender and adulthood.”

—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“[Stream] weaves together a dual narrative of relatable story lines, including coming-of-age emotions, screen addiction, feminism, environmentalism, and connecting with family and cultures. . . .Poetic devices including anaphora, imagery, contrapuntal, and free verse draw the reader into Celi and Elio’s worlds, painting beautiful scenes and narratives with rhythmic poems and humor.”

—Booklist, Starred Review

“Spare, briskly paced lines sensitively explore addiction, bicultural identity, and body image. The result is an accessible, heartwarming story that offers timely reflections on authenticity in the digital age.”

—Publisher’s Weekly

Stream

Written by Aida Salazar
Published by Scholastic Press

It’s finally summer—heck, yeah!

With eigth grade done, Elio Solis plans to lock in on his gaming and show the fellas what he’s got.

Celi Rivera and her bestie are headed to Hawaii to sun, skate, and search content for her channel.

But those dreams end when a catfishing incident rocks their Oakland community. Suddenly, parents are nosing in posts, taking phones, and laying down lectures about screen-time safety and well-being. Suddenly, Celi and Elio find themselves sent to rural Mexico, without internet, electricity, or even running water save for a dying stream that could wipe out the whole pueblo in the coming summer rains.

Helping curanderas in a healing clinic… carting sticks to rehabilitate the arroyo… turn summer dreams to misery!

But day by day, in nature, beauty, and community, with crushes blooming, can they find their way to each other—and slowly back to themselves?

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Primary ISBN: 9781338775679
Publication Date: June 2026
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older

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Setting: United States (Oakland CA), Mexico

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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Source: Scholastic