
The Story of My Anger
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · September 16, 2025
A Young Adult pick for readers exploring The Story of My Anger.
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- Who it’s for
- A companion read with Caribbean and immigration textures, for when you want voice over mechanics.
- Genres
- Novels in Verse for Teens, Prejudice & Racism for Teens, Theater & Musicals for Teens
- Published
- Penguin Young Readers Group, September 16, 2025
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PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK • A powerful young adult novel-in-verse about a Texas teen battling racism in her theater program and book banning efforts by her town’s school board—from the acclaimed author of Aniana del Mar Jumps In. An International Literacy Association Notable Book for a Global Society • Selected for ALA’s Rise: A Feminist Book Project List • Selected for YALSA 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults List Yulieta Lopez is angry.
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Angry at her racist drama teacher who refuses to cast Black students in lead roles. Angry at the school board threatening her favorite teacher for teaching works of literature that they deem “controversial.” Angry that she has to keep quiet until she can head to college and leave Texas forever. Yuli is accustomed to playing various roles: the diligent daughter, the honorable hija, the good girl who serves everyone else before serving herself. But as the fire of Yuli's rage spreads and lights her up, she can no longer be silent. Determined to find a way to fight back, Yuli and her friends start a guerilla theatre club which stirs things up and gets people talking, and finally, Yuli steps into the role she was always meant to play.
Why It Works
A companion read with Caribbean and immigration textures, for when you want voice over mechanics.
Come here for
- a YA companion with Caribbean and immigration signals
- identity-forward reading, not a neat little plot machine
Expect
- young adult framing
- a sustained narrative read
Where it sits
| Novels in Verse for Teens | 57% |
|---|---|
| Theater & Musicals for Teens | 57% |
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Theater & Musicals for Teens
- YA Poetry
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Jasminne Mendez
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- September 16, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Theater & Musicals for Teens