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The Education of Margot Sanchez
The Education of Margot Sanchez | Lilliam Rivera
49 posts | 32 read | 109 to read
Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in this bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, and finding the courage to question everything you ever thought you wantedfrom debut author Lilliam Rivera. Things/People Margot Hates: Mami, for destroying her social life Papi, for allowing Junior to become a Neanderthal Junior, for becoming a Neanderthal The supermarket Everyone else After borrowing her fathers credit card to finance a more stylish wardrobe, Margot Sanchez suddenly finds herself grounded. And by grounded, she means working as an indentured servant in her familys struggling grocery store to pay off her debts. With each order of deli meat she slices, Margot can feel her carefully cultivated prep school reputation slipping through her fingers, and shes willing to do anything to get out of this punishment. Lie, cheat, and maybe even steal Margots invitation to the ultimate beach party is within reach and she has no intention of letting her familys drama or Moisesthe admittedly good looking but outspoken boy from the neighborhoodkeep her from her goal.
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Sharpeipup
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sakeriver

‪I liked this for a lot of reasons—representation, characters that felt familiar—but what I liked the most was how the book made the protagonist ignorant or naive in some ways but also more perceptive than her parents in other ways.‬ It made the dynamics between the characters a lot more complex and authentic, with each character getting their own flaws and strengths, with no one reducible to a simple stereotype.

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sakeriver
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OriginalCyn620
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#HumpDayPost
1. This is a modern reimagining of Pretty In Pink. 👚
2. Tough one. I gotta go with Reese‘s Cups. 🍫🥜
3. Gen-X! ☕️
4. Burt‘s Bees lip balm. 🐝
5. Seeing a stage production of Les Mis...unless it snows! 🎭

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OriginalCyn620
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Starting a new book tonight, all cozy under a blanket. #amreading

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razmanda
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All my holds are coming in this week! Ack!

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Lindseyroath
Mehso-so

I honestly am unsure what to say about this book, the main character Margot is so awful, whiny and needy that it's hard to root for her at all. I wanted to really love her and this book and use it to create some diverse curriculum but I'm not sure we are ready for such an unlikeable protagonist.

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bookloaner
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Looking for a book set in the summer? Try this quick read with a gorgeous cover. It's like a classic YA summer book with teen angst and rebellion, a dreaded summer job, and a new crush. But it's also so much more than that. Fans of The Hate U Give will like this one. #recommendsday

Here's my full gushing review about it:

https://halliereadit.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/book-reviewthe-education-of-margot...

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tholmz
Pickpick

Fantastic from beginning to end. I love Margot Sanchez and I'll miss her.

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Marla
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Love this cover. Can't wait to start reading. This might be my weekend book.

heikemarie Really is a great cover. Can't wait to see how it is! 7y
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PerksOfBeingABookworm
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Starting my staycation off with the first book on my #TBR list. Really excited to see if this is as soon as it seems!

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BookishMarginalia
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The #YA table @TheBookmarkPR Boutique.

minkyb Very appealing! 7y
TaylorMay Great selection 7y
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WhatDeeReads
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Pickpick

Spent my lazy Sunday lounging and reading this moving YA novel. It was very fast-paced. Great character development. Perfect end to April reading.

P.S.: I did it. Finished a #IndieBookstoreDay buy. @8little_paws

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WhatDeeReads

I have thought to myself, "My God was I THIS STUPID as a teenager?" about 85xs since I started this book. These kids are dumb. Not that the book is poorly written. The book is excellent. The characters are authentic, which is why all the teenagers are stupid.

MicheleinPhilly That last sentence made me LOL. 😂 8y
WhatDeeReads @MicheleinPhilly You know it's true. 8y
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WhatDeeReads
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Gonna try to get like @8little_paws and finish an #IndieBookstoreDay buy before the weekend is done.

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BookishMarginalia
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Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay from @TheBookmarkPR in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico!

MrBook Oooh! #NiceStack! 8y
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alibrarianslibrary
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Newest library #bookhaul . Getting ready for #deweys this weekend!

Sarahreadstoomuch I ❤️ Openly Straight, and have the sequel in my #readathon pile! 8y
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theshrinkette
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Life is still chaotic but grabbing every chance I get to catch up on reading (I'm sooooo behind it's not even funny).

ramyasbookshelf How is this one? It looks interesting. 8y
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Aim-eeToothpaste
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I think this might be good for book club? What do you think?

hermyknee It sounds great! 8y
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AshleyKorinE
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Pickpick

This wonderful book is all about family to me, it's what stood out the most. How sometimes families can be broken and hard to live with but you love them anyways. Some things are universal like strict parents and hard headed brothers. I loved the characters and the cute love interest though it had a rough start. This was a fun story to read and get caught up in, I needed the characters connection and it definitely delivered.

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Matilda
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🔔📚🔔 book giveaway on twitter by @Kelly :https://twitter.com/veronikellymars/status/841305151260483585

Good luck!

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normajeanereads
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Pickpick

"When I saw the cover of that ARC, featuring an illustration of what was clearly a teenage Latina girl with thick curly hair, I knew I had to have it."

My full review can be found here: http://latinxinpublishing.tumblr.com/post/158338220434/review-the-education-of-m...

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MarticaMustRead
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🤓📚📚❤ #LibraryHaul #DiverseReads

Picked up these beautiful holds today at my public library.

Happy happy, joy joy!🤗

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hwheaties
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Book mail post 2 of 3!! Yay #diversebooks !!

howlinglibraries This cover is so gorgeous. 8y
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Lupita.Reads
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Pickpick

I am extremely guilty of not reading enough YA & this book reminded me that I need to get my act together! I found this book not only well written & plot driven but most importantly in its ability to capture the realities of life. From Growing up in a family that's slowly falling apart to not being able to find ur place in the world; this read definitely taught me more then I could ever have expected. Lilliam Rivera: SOLD on ur books all the way!

RanaElizabeth Just bought this! 8y
TheBookHippie I enjoyed this read too! 8y
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KatyAliceReads
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I book binged this week...

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Skeebies05
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These arrived today! And tomorrow The Hate U Give gets here. 😊

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libchristina
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Pickpick

I wanted to read this for the past couple of months. It was soooo worth the wait! I really loved reading this book.

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Lupita.Reads

Holy smokes between starting a new job and diving Into my reading pile, I have been completely disconnected from Litsy. That makes me so sad! How is everyone doing?!

Reviewsbylola I feel like that happens to me occasionally. And unfortunately I rarely have time to go through my entire Litsy feed so I always feel like I am missing something! 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Missed you! I haven't been here much lately either. When I want to catch up, I go into people's individual feeds and see what they've been posting. 😘 8y
Cinfhen Welcome back and congrats on new job 🌺🌸🌺 8y
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Lupita.Reads @Reviewsbylola me too! 😔 I'm hoping to be much better about ignoring Facebook and spending all my time at Litsy! The folks here are so much better anyways ❤📚 8y
Lupita.Reads @BarbaraTheBibliophage miss ya too! And that's an awesome idea. I'll have to skip over to individual feeds later today ❤❤❤📚 8y
Lupita.Reads @Cinfhen thank you so much! 8y
Varshitha Me too.. I am reading a lot but btw work and other things I rarely have time to open Litsy these days.. 8y
Malisa That happens to me sometimes too, so no worries!!! Congrats on the new job!!! 8y
Merethebookgal Hope you're enjoying your new job! If you're interested, the VE Schwab event is this Sunday at One More Page Books in Arlington and Saturday, March 11th is the NOVA Teen Book (bunch of YA authors will be there) also in Arlington, but I can't remember the location off the top of my head. 8y
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Matilda
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#riotGrams favorite book cover (more catch-up!): I totally agree with this review and I've loved this cover since it was first revealed. 😍

LittlePixels That hair 😍😍😍 8y
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MEGR
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Excited to read this book!

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wendim
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Look what was in my mailbox this morning.

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Teenreadsdotcom
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From debut author Lilliam Rivera comes #TheEducationofMargotSanchez a coming of age story about family and making the righty choices

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Mixedreader
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Pickpick

Margot's voice and sharp and so fitting to her age. The novel follows her personal growth, and is filled with moments of surprising sincerity about family, relationships, and community. I loved watching the unfolding of a character many #woc can relate to: a young girl caught between the secrets/responsibility of family and the development of her own social world. Read it, then give to a young girl you love 💛 #bookstagram #diversebooks

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Kelly
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So ready to read this.

MarriedtoMrT I'm really looking forward to this one! 8y
bookloaner Just finished and really loved Margot and her authentic teenager-ness 8y
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Candidceillie
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Still working on my review of this, but I really enjoyed it!

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Mixedreader
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Started today! #diverseliterature #ya

Matilda I wasn't a fan of the comps they gave it but enjoyed the novel! 8y
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read_diverse_books
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Pickpick

It had been too long since I put up a review on Litsy. And I didn't even notice, so here's a second review back to back! The Education Of Margot Sanchez comes out on 2/21/2017. I loved it! 4.5/5

Full review on my blog: http://wp.me/p7a9pe-10A

#ya #yacontemporary #diversereads #diversebooks #Litsygram

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Nafiza
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Pickpick

Fantastic. I don‘t usually read contemporary YA but this was wonderfully engaging. Plus it comes out on my birthday!!

☆☆☆☆

22/?

#weneeddiversebooks #ya

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Nafiza
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Best book mail ever.

#bookmail #feminism

SuperPunkNinja Can't wait to get my hands on this! 8y
whatthelog Aaah I'm so jealous!! Enjoy! 8y
read_diverse_books This book sounds fantastic, I need it! 8y
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Nafiza @McShelfington I hope you do soon. 😊 8y
Nafiza @whatthelog The perks of reviewing! Hehe 8y
Nafiza @read_diverse_books It is! And you do! 8y
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bookloaner
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This has been my lunch break read for the past few days. I totally get Margot and her "I hate everything" stance when she really just wants to fit in and not feel like an awkward teenager. We've all been there, Margot. #teenlibrarian

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read_diverse_books
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So, it's been a stressful last couple of days...
I'm devastated, still recovering from Trump being elected president.. I haven't done any reading until tonight. I read one chapter of this lovely little book and hope to read for the rest of the night. Let's see how far I get. I really need to escape into a book tonight, so I hope Margot Sanchez's story grabs me!

#diversebooks #books #reading #YA #Litsygram #Arc

Alfoster Lovely pic too!😀 8y
read_diverse_books @Alfoster Thanks! It was the first day in a while where the sun was actually out. Hehe 8y
Notafraidofwords I haven't read in two days. I've tried. 8y
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read_diverse_books @Notafraidofwords I'm trying 😔 Hope it gets easier with time. 8y
kspenmoll Tried last night. Wine helped but eadily dis tracted.😟 8y
McFarchie I'm not from the US. I'm a white, middle class, straight, male from Australia. I haven't been to work for two days because of how upset I am. I can't even imagine how you guys must be feeling. I have a lot of friends who are going to suffer because of things like the repealing of Obamacare and the attack on LBGTI rights. Trump might not have brought the hate filled keg to the party, but the fucker sure as hell hammered the tap into it /end rant. 8y
Dvmheather Just picked up my books today too. 8y
shawnmooney @McFarchie 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️ 8y
readordierachel It's been so hard to focus...:( 8y
rachellayown I haven't been able to read either. It's so devastating. 8y
read_diverse_books @kspenmoll I'm having a successful reading night! Hope you're in a better state of mind soon. 💞 8y
read_diverse_books @McFarchie Thank you for the solidarity. I've seen people over the whole world express grief over Trump's election. That's how you know it's bad. 😔 I'll take it one day at a time for now. 8y
read_diverse_books @Dvmheather Glad to hear it have a lovely night. 💖 8y
read_diverse_books @rachellayown Consume stories another way. Find good TV and film, and maybe some comfort food. 💞sending love💞 8y
rachellayown Thanks. I'm watching a movie right now. And comfort food has been essential. Hope you're hanging in there too. 💓💓💓 8y
JacquelynLovesYou With you! We will never let hate win. We'll all stick together. Midterm election in two years and there's still the constitution. 8y
kspenmoll @read_diverse_books i did read some, but fell asleep quickly. Think emotional exhaustion was contributing. Thx for your concern. An example of our bookish caring community. 8y
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read_diverse_books
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My #NovemberTBR for #photoadaynov16
I am not going to commit to a TBR this month because I am TERRIBLE at adhering to it. I didn't read all the books I posted for my October TBR, instead I read ones I didn't even plan on.🙈

So here are a few books I would love to get to in Nov. But no pressure on myself if I don't!

Btw, this ARC of The Education of Margot Sanchez came in today.😱😇

#diversebooks #books #reading #LGBT #YA #LitsyFeature

rachellayown Ha, yes. I'm the same way with my TBR! 8y
read_diverse_books @rachellayown My reading habits are so unpredictable. Especially when there's an unexpected readathon I didn't plan on or forgot about 😆 8y
britt_brooke Lovely photo! 📷👌🏻 8y
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read_diverse_books @britt_brooke Thanks! 💕💕 8y
rachellayown My reading habits are unpredictable too. Some months (like October) I read a ton, others not so much. 8y
mdemanatee Just finished When the Moon Was Ours yesterday and 😍 8y
read_diverse_books @mdemanatee Aah, I'm like 70% sure I'll actually read it in November. 😂 I'm excited at the prospect. 8y
erzascarletbookgasm I'm the same with planned TBR books. I get distracted most of the time 😅 8y
read_diverse_books @erzascarletbookgasm Glad to see my bad habits are so uncommon. 😁 8y
Larkken Agreed! October's tbr was hilariously different from the result... But I think I was also being optimistic about when holds would come in. Doh. 8y
read_diverse_books @Larkken lol, it happens to us all. 😃 I hope you enjoy whatever books you end up reading in November! 8y
Tsubame Isn't the whole point of a tbr list to enjoy it? ^^ I think it's totally fine not to get through with it and that's it's simply interesting to see what other Littens like to read ❤️ 8y
read_diverse_books @Tsubame Thanks for the encouraging words! Yes, I want to read only books I'll enjoy so often I'll put down books I planned to read because I didn't connect with them. I definitely a mood reader! 8y
Aquedita It's totally fine, we are all readers here and we get it 8y
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Matilda
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Liberty's fun Friday: meet Dinky who is known as The Goat. She will swallow anything that fits in her pie-hole, will lose her shit if she spots a cat blocks away, and tries to play with iguanas who do not want to play with her. But she doesn't destroy my books so we're good.

SusanInTiburon She is AWESOMMME! 8y
Cinfhen Awww, what a face 8y
stargazerblue49 But iguanas look like they could be a lot of fun to play with!!! She looks like a sweetheart! 8y
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tkingsanchez
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Can't wait to get my hands on this one!!!!

evelynnalfred I want to read this too. The cover is lovely. 8y
Megabooks Sold 8y
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