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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass - Paperback

by Meg Medina
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Availability:In StockContributor:Meg MedinaAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2014-08-26Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763671648ISBN-10:763671649UPC:9780763671648Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Social ThemesBook Topic:United States, Bullying, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:2016 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominee - Young Adult AwardSize:8.53 x 5.53 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCASX989QC
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. 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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763671648ISBN-10:763671649UPC:9780763671648Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Social ThemesBook Topic:United States, Bullying, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:2016 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominee - Young Adult AwardSize:8.53 x 5.53 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCASX989QC
Meg Medina, the 2023­­­­-2024 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is a Cuban American author who writes for readers of all ages. Her middle-grade novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears received a Newbery Medal and was a New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year, among many other distinctions. Its sequel, Merci Suárez Can't Dance, received five starred reviews, while Merci Suárez Plays It Cool received four stars, with Kirkus Reviews calling it "a fabulous finale to a memorable trilogy." Her most recent picture book, Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, received honors including a Charlotte Zolotow Award and was the 2020 Jumpstart Read for the Record selection, reaching 2.24 million readers. She received a Pura Belpré Author Award Honor for her picture book Mango, Abuela, and Me. Her young adult novel Burn Baby Burn earned numerous distinctions, including being long-listed for the National Book Award and short-listed for the Kirkus Prize. Meg Medina received a Pura Belpré Author Award and a Cybils Award for her young adult novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which has been adapted and illustrated as a graphic novel by Mel Valentine Vargas. She also received an Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award for her picture book Tía Isa Wants a Car. When she is not writing, Meg Medina works on community projects that support girls, Latino youth, and literacy. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia.


Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

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🏆 2016 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominee - Young Adult Award

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Meg Medina

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Meg Medina

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