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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

Meg Medina

Candlewick Press · Paperback · August 26, 2014

Winner of the Pura Belpré Author Award “Honest and exquisitely crafted.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass.

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Who it’s for
A sharp, unsettling read with the bluntness of a dare and the pull of a sustained.
Genres
Bullying for Teens, Hispanic & Latino YA, Prejudice & Racism for Teens
Published
Candlewick Press, August 26, 2014

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Winner of the Pura Belpré Author Award “Honest and exquisitely crafted.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Piddy doesn’t even know who Yaqui is, never mind what she’s done to piss her off. Word is that Yaqui thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isn’t Latin enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent.

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And Yaqui isn’t kidding around, so Piddy better watch her back. At first Piddy is more concerned with trying to find out more about the father she’s never met and how to balance honors courses with her weekend job at the neighborhood hair salon. But as the harassment escalates, avoiding Yaqui and her gang starts to take over Piddy’s life. Is there any way for Piddy to survive without closing herself off or running away? Who is Piddy and who does she want to be? The all-too-realistic winner of the 2014 Pura Belpré Author Award from Newbery Medalist Meg Medina celebrates its tenth anniversary with a paperback edition with French flaps featuring a note from the author and updated back matter.

Sharp-edged YA

A sharp, unsettling read with the bluntness of a dare and the pull of a sustained.

Come here for

  • tight, contemporary YA voice
  • bullying and immigration threads

Expect

  • teen life under pressure
  • contemporary, character-led tension

Where it sits

Bullying for Teens79%
Hispanic & Latino YA77%
Prejudice & Racism for Teens32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Hispanic & Latino YA
  • Bullying for Teens
  • Finding Your Footing
Authors
Meg Medina
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
August 26, 2014
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Hispanic & Latino YA