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Making of Yolanda la Bruja
Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an âĂĂșUPPERCUT to the senses.âĂĂč You've never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire.
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. SheâĂĂŽs starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with Josâ©, a senior boy sheâĂĂŽs getting to know. SheâĂĂŽs confident her initiation into her familyâĂĂŽs 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 YolandaâĂĂŽs initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesnâĂĂŽt listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community âĂĂŹ and the Brujas 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
âĂČĂ "A sharply rendered portrait...Avila's striking debut is not to be missed."
âĂĂźBooklist (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșUnabashedly politicalâöA remarkable, beautifully rendered debut.âĂĂč
âĂĂźKirkus (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșSuspensefulâöA 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźPublishers Weekly (starred)
âĂĂșImpressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attemptedâĂĂźand sheâĂĂŽs captivatingly successful.âĂĂč
âĂĂźMs. Magazine
âĂĂșExplores 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźAl Dia
âĂĂșA necessary story about gun violence, race, and education.âĂĂč
âĂĂźRefinery29
âĂĂșGrippingâöskillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheavalâö Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in YolandaâĂĂŽs community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power.âĂĂč
âĂĂźHorn Book
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. SheâĂĂŽs starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with Josâ©, a senior boy sheâĂĂŽs getting to know. SheâĂĂŽs confident her initiation into her familyâĂĂŽs 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 YolandaâĂĂŽs initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesnâĂĂŽt listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community âĂĂŹ and the Brujas 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
âĂČĂ "A sharply rendered portrait...Avila's striking debut is not to be missed."
âĂĂźBooklist (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșUnabashedly politicalâöA remarkable, beautifully rendered debut.âĂĂč
âĂĂźKirkus (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșSuspensefulâöA 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźPublishers Weekly (starred)
âĂĂșImpressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attemptedâĂĂźand sheâĂĂŽs captivatingly successful.âĂĂč
âĂĂźMs. Magazine
âĂĂșExplores 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźAl Dia
âĂĂșA necessary story about gun violence, race, and education.âĂĂč
âĂĂźRefinery29
âĂĂșGrippingâöskillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheavalâö Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in YolandaâĂĂŽs community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power.âĂĂč
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Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an âĂĂșUPPERCUT to the senses.âĂĂč You've never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire.
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. SheâĂĂŽs starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with Josâ©, a senior boy sheâĂĂŽs getting to know. SheâĂĂŽs confident her initiation into her familyâĂĂŽs 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 YolandaâĂĂŽs initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesnâĂĂŽt listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community âĂĂŹ and the Brujas 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
âĂČĂ "A sharply rendered portrait...Avila's striking debut is not to be missed."
âĂĂźBooklist (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșUnabashedly politicalâöA remarkable, beautifully rendered debut.âĂĂč
âĂĂźKirkus (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșSuspensefulâöA 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźPublishers Weekly (starred)
âĂĂșImpressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attemptedâĂĂźand sheâĂĂŽs captivatingly successful.âĂĂč
âĂĂźMs. Magazine
âĂĂșExplores 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźAl Dia
âĂĂșA necessary story about gun violence, race, and education.âĂĂč
âĂĂźRefinery29
âĂĂșGrippingâöskillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheavalâö Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in YolandaâĂĂŽs community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power.âĂĂč
âĂĂźHorn Book
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. SheâĂĂŽs starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with Josâ©, a senior boy sheâĂĂŽs getting to know. SheâĂĂŽs confident her initiation into her familyâĂĂŽs 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 YolandaâĂĂŽs initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesnâĂĂŽt listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community âĂĂŹ and the Brujas 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
âĂČĂ "A sharply rendered portrait...Avila's striking debut is not to be missed."
âĂĂźBooklist (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșUnabashedly politicalâöA remarkable, beautifully rendered debut.âĂĂč
âĂĂźKirkus (starred)
âĂČĂ âĂĂșSuspensefulâöA 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźPublishers Weekly (starred)
âĂĂșImpressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attemptedâĂĂźand sheâĂĂŽs captivatingly successful.âĂĂč
âĂĂźMs. Magazine
âĂĂșExplores 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.âĂĂč
âĂĂźAl Dia
âĂĂșA necessary story about gun violence, race, and education.âĂĂč
âĂĂźRefinery29
âĂĂșGrippingâöskillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheavalâö Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in YolandaâĂĂŽs community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power.âĂĂč
âĂĂźHorn Book
