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This is the story of Piddy, a teenage girl starting at a new school when she is bullied. It reminded me of The Hate You Give a little - because you‘re in a teen girls head experiencing this chasm between school life and home life, and again the barriers around money, class and race. This is a smaller, more intimate scale, story. Piddy has worries enough before she starts being bullied, you feel her lack of options & how paralysing abuse can be. ⬇️

This book was great!! A great story about the effects of bullying and a normal girl trying to figure out her life!! Highly recommend!!

This story has been a wild ride! It‘s a great story and I am excited to hear more! I listen every time I am and the gym and some days when I do dishes. I recommend even though I haven‘t finished it. It speaks about bullying, moving to a new school, friends, and the sometimes lacking of the school on their part of the bullying.

I finished my title #LitsyAtoZ! And I have just one more on my author version! Woohoo!

This was a really great book about a Latina who has to go to a new high school and finds that through no fault of her own, someone is bullying her. My heart went out to her as she struggled to remain a good student while dealing with daily fear.

This is a great addition to any YA library!

It was nice enough for a little outdoor reading earlier today, but the temp continues to climb, so I‘ve moved the party inside. I‘m about halfway through this YA about bullying. I like the main character so far.

Meh. This was published in 2013, but felt a lot older to me for some reason. The adults were so incredibly clueless, but the swings and reactions of the kids felt pretty right, though the ending wrapped up nicer than probably real life. I listened to the audiobook and the reader was SO slow I had to speed it up twice.

#audiofilemagazine #sync2019

I made it half an hour with this one - just not engaging or interesting enough 🤷🏻‍♀️

Love the #syncya program! This was a fun book to listen to - the narrator did a great job bringing Piddy and the rest of the characters to life. It‘s hard being a teenager and moving to a new school and have to deal with a bully. I really liked learning about the Latina experience through Piddy‘s voice.

Piddy starts at a new school after moving to a safer apartment building and is almost immediately the target of a bully. A tad too after school special for me, but it helped make my #audiostitching a little more interesting. (I‘m making a cover for a bolster pillow and currently sewing in the zipper.)

Audio book available for free this week through Audiofile's Sync program.

This book started out with so much promise, but it's scuttled halfway through as Medina lays on the melodrama by the shovelful. Meanwhile, the adult characters are so oblivious it beggars belief. It's a shame, because the depictions of bullying and high school social dynamics are spot on, and had the rest been equally as realistic, the novel could easily have been a classic.

Piddy has to make some tough choices because of a bully, and ultimately chooses what she thinks is best for her and her family. I finished reading this today and thought it was a pretty good book. I think my students will like it, so I'll be adding it to my classroom library. #librarylove #ya #englishteacher #teachersoflitsy

2. Girl Meets World
3. See above. It‘s interesting but I‘m not convinced it‘s amazing yet.
4. 72 and sunny, but I was in the office.
5. Just ear piercings and I rarely wear earrings.
#humpdaypost @MinDea

I really liked this book. It gives you a look into the Hispanic culture... I did look up a lot of Spanish slang words lol

How would this do as a beach read? #beachreads #beach

Piddy is being bullied in her new school, but everyone is too afraid of Yaqui Delgado and her crew to do anything about it. As the abuse escalates, Piddy—who was a straight A student in her old school—starts cutting school and her grades start paying the price. ⬇️

And for today's UPS #bookmail I give the following.

A touching and honest book about high school bullying. 15 year old Piddy is dealing with her best friend moving away, her own move, and a new school. And then one day, she's told that a girl she doesn't even know wants to kick her ass.

Excellent.

I loved Meg Medina's Burn Baby Burn, so I was interested in checking out this earlier novel. This one, about a new girl at school who has to deal with a bully, was not as layered as Burn Baby Burn, but I liked it. It helped me remember why teenagers might not want to share their problems with adults. I did the audio version of it, and the narrator had a believable teenage voice.

Another one of my #weekendreads.
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

This YA novel could have been preachy or sappy, but was honest and real, funny and smart. No gimmicky "teen speak" that rings false, no crazy twists or unrealistic romances. Just a sensitive and smart look at how we chose to face our problems. One of the best realistic-fiction YA books I've read in a long time.

I haven't seen anyone post this YA novel about bullying by a #latinx author yet today. Here you go! #feistyfeb

Guess who gets to lead class discussion next week in my young adult class... 💁🏽👋🏼

Picked this up for free at Book Riot 2016. I'm a YA fan after 8 years as a Teen Librarian. Good story too.

#seasonsreadings2016 day 20: #titlesstartingwithxyz
I don't own any books starting with X Y or Z! But I found these online that would help me fill up my #atozchallenge (ok maybe not the Z one - but it was too cute not to share).

I acquired this book at @bookriot Live after seeing the author speak on a panel about rewriting history. I don't read a *ton* of YA, but I really dug this story and am tempted to seek out her other work.

The "Rewriting History" panel featured Meg Medina, Nisi Shawl, and Patrick Phillips. They discussed how to adapt an historical event to fit the story they want to tell. It was fascinating! They also gave away copies of Meg Medina's book!

#BRLive #LitsyRiotLive

so many awesome book giveaways from #brlive

Short and sweet. 💘

Kicking off #bannedbooks week with Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass. It's so so so good!

I accidentally told someone today that I am reading a book called "Meg Medina Wants To Kick Your Ass". Oops, sorry Meg. I don't think you're a bully.

Can a 57 year old white woman love a YA novel about a Latina teen being bullied in her new HS and love it? You betcha! The writing is smart, funny and insightful. Reviewed on BookRiot's podcast, All The Books, and then was a " deal of the day" the next day! Lucky me! Enjoy!

I didn't realize that the whole book would be about Yaqui's problem with Piddy (the narrator), I just thought it was a provocative title. This was a realistic story of a Cuban-American 15yo in Queens dealing with a bully. But of course it's more than that—it's about moving and friendship and secrets and fear and abuse and family, too. I loved the #ownvoices details and Piddy's relationship with her Ma and (especially) Ma's BFF Lila.

#currentlyreading Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, by Meg Medina. #HHM #hispanicheritagemonth

I'm way late to the party on this one, and kicking myself for waiting so long to read it. An important book that totally lives up to its well-deserved reputation.

I was skeptical about reading this at first, as it seemed a bit message-y. But, the subject was handled realistically, and I felt I couldn't breathe at times.