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Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera follows Makina, who navigates perilous terrain to find her brother, crossing from South to North. Along the way, she faces threats, helps others, and ultimately finds her brother, who has assumed a new identity. She then embarks on her own transformation, leaving behind her past life to embrace a new identity in an unfamiliar land. The book contains strong language, violence, sexual harassment, and racism.