Well-written and also very simple to read. Would make for a good YA crossover or a good choice for a multicultural studies class in a high school. This feels like a pretty timely read, given the ending. 
 I enjoyed the various perspectives, although the additional voices of people who lived in the apartment building but weren't the main characters got annoying. It started to feel, if not preachy, then a bit like the author was trying to teach me something rather than tell a story. 
 I was way more interested in Maribel than in anybody else, and it would've been nice to hear from her voice.