Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass / Meg Medina.

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    • Publication Information:
      1st ed.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "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. 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?" -- from publisher's web site.
    • Notes:
      JUVE.
      Pura Belpré Author Award, 2014.
      YALSA 2014 Notable Children's Books, Older Readers
      ALA 2014 Notable Children's Books, Older Readers
    • ISBN:
      9780763658595
      0763658596
    • Accession Number:
      2012943645
    • Accession Number:
      ocn812508980
      812508980
    • Accession Number:
      lcc.ocn812508980

Reviews

Booklist Reviews 2013 April #2

When Piedad "Piddy" Sanchez hears that Yaqui Delgado is going to crush her, she has no idea why she has become a target of one of the roughest girls in her new Queens school. But Yaqui tells everyone Piddy is a skank who shakes her ass when she walks, and as the bullying escalates from threats to physical attacks, Piddy finds herself living in constant fear. A strong student with a bright future at her old school, Piddy starts skipping school, and her grades nosedive. After a truly upsetting attack on Piddy is uploaded to YouTube, she realizes this isn't a problem she can solve on her own. Medina authentically portrays the emotional rigors of bullying through Piddy's growing sense of claustrophobic dread, and even with no shortage of loving, supportive adults on her side, there's no easy solution. With issues of ethnic identity, class conflict, body image, and domestic violence, this could have been an overstuffed problem novel; instead, it transcends with heartfelt, truthful writing that treats the complicated roots of bullying with respect. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews.

Horn Book Guide Reviews 2013 Fall

New to a Queens high school, Piddy Sanchez gets word that a girl she doesn't know has it in for her. As the bullying intensifies, so do Piddy's fear and lack of self-worth; she's soon retreating from life more than living it. Is it easier to give up and become a "nobody" or fight back? Teens will identify with Piddy's struggle to decide.

Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2013 #2

A move to a new neighborhood in Queens means a new high school for almost-

PW Reviews 2013 March #4

High school sophomore Piddy Sanchez can't catch a break. She's just moved and transferred schools, separating her from her best friend. Piddy's curvy figure attracts the attention of both boys and school bully Yaqui, who is jealous and won't accept ambitious and independent Piddy into her group of Latinas, and threatens to harm her. Piddy's life is complicated enough before Yaqui's cruel threats and violent attacks. Outside of school, Piddy works with a flamboyant family friend at a hair salon; has just discovered that her traditional mother may have secrets about Piddy's absent father; develops romantic feelings for a childhood friend; and worries if her dream of working with animals can come true. When Yaqui takes things too far, Piddy has to decide what she is willing to do to defend herself. Piddy is a strong heroine whose sense of self is realistically jarred by her conflicting emotions. Medina (The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind) effectively prods at the motivations behind bullying (without excusing it) and sensitively explores the delicate balance between belonging and maintaining individuality. Ages 14–up. Agent: Jennifer Rofé, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Mar.)

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