Virginia is a clever, talented and sweet girl.  She is taken from her indigenous home at the age of seven.  She becomes a servant in a mezito home.  Treated harshly, she is beaten, abused, and receives no credit for her work every single day.  As her situation gets worse, she finds ways to make the best of her situation.  The family she works for are teachers.  Virginia has a hunger and desire to learn more about the world.  She teaches herself to read and write.  She is very interested in science.  She sneaks homework assignments and testes to practice her studies.  She also reads the science book.  If the family found out, she would have extreme discipline.  She is willing to put her safety on the line, though to have the possibility of learning and rising above what they call her.  When the family visits Yana Urku, she sneaks back to her house.  In the family Bible, she finds a note from her older sister, Matilde.  The note has her phone number on it and asks her to call her.  As the novel continues and Virginia is becoming more and more worn out, she decides to call her sister.  This decision changes the course of her life.  After a series of events, Virginia is reunited with her family.  After not being with them for years, it is hard to adjust to their lifestyle again.  Now that she is a free woman, she wants to continue her education and learn more and become a sophisticated woman contributing to society.  Virginia excels in school in her village and works very hard to attend the college she wants to go to.  She meets great friends, but hides her culture and that she is indigenous.  Virginia is given the opportunity to be in a pageant for indigenous girls.  She is torn between standing up for who she is and fitting in.  She is so worried about what people might think if they knew who she really was and where she came from.  After more hard work, she is crowned Queen of Water.  She learns how she can merge her two lives.  She stands up for her future, life, culture and herself.  Virginia is a character any reader will fall in love with.  She inspires to see the people in your life who make life the hardest as your teachers.  She gives a new outlook on life and what one is capable.  She is daring, courageous, and inspiring.  Her story will challenge you to rise above any circumstances holding you back from what you are capable of.Virginia is a clever, talented and sweet girl.  She is taken from her indigenous home at the age of seven.  She becomes a servant in a mezito home.  Treated harshly, she is beaten, abused, and receives no credit for her work every single day.  As her situation gets worse, she finds ways to make the best of her situation.  The family she works for are teachers.  Virginia has a hunger and desire to learn more about the world.  She teaches herself to read and write.  She is very interested in science.  She sneaks homework assignments and testes to practice her studies.  She also reads the science book.  If the family found out, she would have extreme discipline.  She is willing to put her safety on the line, though to have the possibility of learning and rising above what they call her.  When the family visits Yana Urku, she sneaks back to her house.  In the family Bible, she finds a note from her older sister, Matilde.  The note has her phone number on it and asks her to call her.  As the novel continues and Virginia is becoming more and more worn out, she decides to call her sister.  This decision changes the course of her life.  After a series of events, Virginia is reunited with her family.  After not being with them for years, it is hard to adjust to their lifestyle again.  Now that she is a free woman, she wants to continue her education and learn more and become a sophisticated woman contributing to society.  Virginia excels in school in her village and works very hard to attend the college she wants to go to.  She meets great friends, but hides her culture and that she is indigenous.  Virginia is given the opportunity to be in a pageant for indigenous girls.  She is torn between standing up for who she is and fitting in.  She is so worried about what people might think if they knew who she really was and where she came from.  After more hard work, she is crowned Queen of Water.  She learns how she can merge her two lives.  She stands up for her future, life, culture and herself.  Virginia is a character any reader will fall in love with.  She inspires to see the people in your life who make life the hardest as your teachers.  She gives a new outlook on life and what one is capable.  She is daring, courageous, and inspiring.  Her story will challenge you to rise above any circumstances holding you back from what you are capable of.