In the HeightsmeetsFront Deskin this heartwarming and funny illustrated story about the friendship between a bodega owner’s anxious kid and her newly-adopted mischievous kitten.

Everyone thinks Yesenia is calm, collected, and crushing it. But really, her stomach is constantly a ball of nerves. With parents who left their home in the Dominican Republic to make a better life for their kids, and three perfect, over-achieving older sisters, Yesenia can’t let anyone know about the anxiety thats causing her to fall behind in school. When her doctor tells her parents that taking care of an animal could help, little did they know her newly adopted kitten would be such a mischievous influence.

All kitten Candy can think about is adventureand whats she supposed to do when her owner is cooped up inside helping at the bodega? But when Candy escapes and gets lost in New York City for a night, she realizes maybe the big open world isnt all its cracked up to be. Can these two find a way out of feeling so lost, as long theyre together?

Hilda Eunice Burgoswas born and raised in Washington Heights, New York City. The first time Hilda read a bookback when she was a student at P.S. 132she knew she wanted to be a writer. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, Hilda headed to Philadelphia to attend the University of Pennsylvania and later Harvard Law School for her law degree. She and her husband have two grown children and an adorable dog named Bear. She is the author of the Bodega Cats series,Ana Mara Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle,The Cot in the Living Room, andMiosotis Flores Never Forgets.
Siara Faisonis a bookseller turned illustrator from all over California. If shes not drawing, you can find her binging movies with her husband, sister, and old cat Kitty.

• Publisher: Square Fish
• Publish Date: July 22, 2025
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781250903778
• Dimensions: 7.5 X 129.5 X 0.5 inches | 0.3 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Kids