Then, a school assignment converges with a friend’s personal issues and raises her awareness about real life factors – things that impact people she loves. But her father’s run for president amps up all the pressure over appearances and media scrutiny. It was background noise like other parental jobs might be for teens. For most of Mariana’s life, politics was just what her father did. This was excellent! No only does the book look at big issues like politics and the environment and activism, but it also drills down to interpersonal issues like family unity, teenage autonomy, family obligations, and political identity. That’s the first time Mariana pushes back. So she disappears before the interview and goes to a friend’s house. No matter how many times Mariana asks to be left out of things, no one listens. Her bedroom gets made-over like an elementary school classroom, complete with motivational posters, against her will because reporters are going to be seeing it. Joe, her father’s assistant, is dictating her comments for TV spots and interviews. But she hasn’t really registered that his run for the Republican nomination means this election is at a whole new level. Mariana knows what politics means for their day-to-day life. He’s been in the state legislature before, and he’s currently a US Senator for Florida. Mariana Ruiz’s father is running for president.
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