How To Survive Freshman Year; Without Losing Yourself

Decode the HallwayRosa 'Cazadora' Riviera- Rivera thought high school would be classes, homework, & trying not 2 embarrass herself.She was wrong.Roosevelt High is a city disguised as a school. Every lunch table has borders. Every hallway has politics. Every rumor has a passport.As a freshman navigating Boyle Heights, Rosa quickly learns that surviving high school requires more than good grades. It means reading people. Understanding pressure. Knowing when to speak, when to listen, and when to walk away.Between soccer tryouts, skateboarding escapes, family struggles, first crushes, & friendships that don't always survive the semester, Rosa begins building the first pages of something unexpected:A survival guide.One written for the kids nobody warned.Because sometimes the most important class isn't on your schedule.It's learning how to make it through the day.Freshman Unsaid Rule:
 Hallways naturally gossip. Learn how to read dangerous signs before one gets written you~out.