Breathe And Count Back From TenA Pura Belpr Honor Book * A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book for Teens In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Vernica, a Peruvian American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body. Vernica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation