Super Short Summary

In Luis Alberto Urrea's Into the Beautiful North, nineteen-year-old Nayeli from the village of Tres Camarones in Sinaloa, Mexico, sets off on a quest inspired by the plot of "The Magnificent Seven" to find men to protect her village, which is devoid of men who have gone north. Accompanied by friends Yolo and Vampi, and protector Atomiko, Nayeli navigates various challenges across the Mexican and U.S. border to ultimately form a group of men to safeguard her home.