Después de la muerte de su abuela, Concepción debe abandonar la granja donde creció para trasladarse a la ciudad. Sola y sin un lugar donde dormir, se encuentra con un grupo de niños de la calle con quienes comparte su única pertenencia: un atado de maíz, frijoles y ají. Juntos aprenden que un puñado de semillas puede significar algo más que comida.

Deals with poverty, orphanhood, slums. Parents should be prepared to explain these things to their children after reading this book. ( )

A gentle story, with hidden depths. It tells the story of Concepcion living in the lessons her grandmother taught her, and how these help her survive in a South American barrio, after her grandmother's death. It also shows the depth of poverty that exists in the barrio. Concepcion finds strength in her belief that "Grandmother was looking down on her from the sky, and that her eyes were no longer misty with age but as bright as the star that shone over the barrio."