Yaqui Delgado quiere darte una paliza

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In Meg Medinas compelling novel, a Latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new schooland must discover resources she never knew she had.

Una maana antes de ir a clase, una chica le dice a Piddy Snchez que Yaqui Delgado quiere darle una paliza. Piddy ni siquiera sabe quin es Yaqui, y mucho menos qu es lo que ha hecho para hacerla enfadar. Se dice que Yaqui piensa que Piddy es vanidosa, que se menea al caminar y que no es lo suficiente latina dada su piel blanca, sus buenas calificaciones y su falta de acento. Y Yaqui no bromea, as que mejor que Piddy se cuide su espalda. En un principio, Piddy est ms preocupada por saber ms sobre su padre al que nunca conoci y cmo equilibrar los cursos de honores y su trabajo de fin de semana en el saln de belleza de su barrio. Pero, a medida que el hostigamiento aumenta, el hecho de evitar a Yaqui y a su grupo empieza a ganar terreno y a ocupar un lugar importante en la vida de Piddy. Existe alguna forma de que Piddy sobreviva sin aislarse o sin escapar En esta novela fuertemente realista, Meg Medina retrata a una herona solidaria que es forzada a decidir quin es verdaderamente..

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Meg Medina, the 20232024 National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, is a Cuban American author who writes for readers of all ages. Her middle-grade novel Merci Surez Changes Gears received a Newbery Medal and was a New York Times Book Review Notable Childrens Book of the Year, among many other distinctions. Its sequel, Merci Surez Cant Dance, received five starred reviews, while Merci Surez 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 Belpr 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 Belpr 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 Ta Isa Wants a Car.When she is not writing, Meg Medina works on community projects that support girls,Latinoyouth, and literacy. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia.