Growing up on the disadvantaged side of town in the home of her single mother and grandmother, Angel dreams of becoming a great artist, despairs of winning the heart of mural artist Nathan, and is tempted to join in a new friend's underground graffiti activities. Original. 50,000 first printing.A Mexican American high school student in a small California town is drawn into the underground world of graffiti art, feeling that it is the only way to express herself artistically and still remain true to her cultural identity.