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COMMON SENSE MEDIA SELECTION FOR TEENS
BOOKLIST BEST OF THE YEAR
NYPL TOP 10 OF THE YEAR
HIPLATINA BEST OF THE YEAR
Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an UPPERCUT to the senses. Youve never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire.
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. Shes starting to feel at home at Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with José, a senior boy shes getting to know. Shes confident her initiation into her familys bruja tradition will happen soon.
But then a white boy, the son of a politician, appears at Julia De Burgos High, and his vibes are off. And Yolandas initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesnt listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community and the Bruja Diosas, her ancestors and guides.
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja is the book this country, struggling with the plague of gun violence, so desperately needs, but which few could write. Here Lorraine Avila brings a story born from the intersection of race, justice, education, and spirituality that will capture readers everywhere.
P R A I S E
Inspiring full of heart and spirituality.
Shelf-Awareness (starred)
A sharply rendered portraitAvilas striking debut is not to be missed.
Booklist (starred)
Unabashedly politicalA remarkable, beautifully rendered debut.
Kirkus (starred)
SuspensefulA boldly characterized protagonist whose intersectional identities as a queer and Deaf person of color informs her sharp-witted narrative voice and conviction around combatting racism within her community.
Publishers Weekly (starred)
Heartbreaking thoughtful and gripping Avila has created a complex heroine whose identities as a Deaf and queer person of color give a layer of authenticity and intersectionality that will resonate with readers.
School Library Journal (starred)
Impressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attemptedand shes captivatingly successful.
Ms. Magazine
Explores gun violence, race, justice, education, and spirituality, which holds this book like a canopy, enclosing and exposing layers of Blackness and the growth and sense of belonging community can provide.
Al Dia
A necessary story about gun violence, race, and education.
Refinery29
Grippingskillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheaval Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in Yolandas community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power.
Horn Book
Written in stunning prose, this sharp examination of education, race, violence, and spirituality is a must-read.
The Mary Sue
Author: Lorraine Avila
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: 04/11/2023
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781646142439
Language: English
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