WHEN DORA, ELENAâS older sister, is diagnosed with depression and has to be admitted to the hospital, Elena canât seem to make sense of their lives anymore. At school, the only people who acknowledge Elena are Doraâs friends and Jimmy Zenkâwho failed at least one grade and wears blackevery day of the week. And at home, Elenaâs parents keep arguing with each other. Elena will do anything to help her sister get better and get their lives back to normalâeven when the responsibility becomes too much to bear.