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Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran follows two mothers, Solimar Castro-Valdez and Kavya Reddy, united by their love for the same child. Soli navigates a perilous journey from Mexico to California, finds herself pregnant, and later faces detention, while Kavya, a chef unable to conceive, becomes a foster mother to Soli's child. The novel explores themes of motherhood, immigration, and cultural identity. Topics in the book include sexual violence and the difficulties of detention.