Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel

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Newbery Medalist Meg Medina returns to her powerful YA novel about school bullying with a dynamic graphic-novel edition adapted and illustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas.

Its the beginning of sophomore year, and Piedad Piddy Sanchez is having a hard time adjusting to her new high school. Things dont get any easier when Piddy learns that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Piddy doesnt even know who Yaqui is, never mind what shes done to piss her off. Rumor has it that Yaqui thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isnt Latina enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent. And Yaqui isnt kidding around, so Piddy better watch her back. At first, Piddy is more concerned with learning about the father shes never met, navigating her rocky relationship with her mom, and staying in touch with her best friend, Mitzi. But when the harassment escalates, avoiding Yaqui and her gang takes over Piddys life. Is there any way for Piddy to survive without closing herself off from those who care about heror running away More relevant than ever a decade after its initial publication, Mel Valentine Vargass graphic novel adaptation of Meg Medinas ultimately empowering story is poised to be discovered by a new generation of readers.

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Meg Medina is the author of the Newbery Medalwinning Merci Surez Changes Gears and its sequels, Merci Surez Cant Dance and Merci Surez Plays It Cool, as well as the young adult novels Burn Baby Burn and the Pura Belpr Awardwinning Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. She is also the author of several award-winning picture books. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, Meg Medina lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Mel Valentine Vargas is a Queer Cuban-American graphic novelist based in Chicago. They hope to draw the kind of illustrations that their younger self, and others like them, could have seen to feel less alone. Mel Valentine Vargas loves singing in Spanish, playing farming video games, and eating lots of gyoza with their friends.