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"Belén Dolores Itzel del Toro wants the normal stuff: to experience love or maybe have a boyfriend or at least just lose her virginity. But nothing is normal in East Oakland. Her father left her family. She's at risk of not graduating. And Leti, her super-Catholic, nerdy-ass best friend, i...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Belén Dolores Itzel del Toro wants the normal stuff: to experience love or maybe have a boyfriend or at least just lose her virginity. But nothing is normal in East Oakland. Her father left her family. She's at risk of not graduating. And Leti, her super-Catholic, nerdy-ass best friend, is pregnant -- by the boyfriend she hasn't told her parents about, because he's Black and her parents are racist. Things are hella complicated. Weighed down by a depression she can't seem to shake, Belén helps Leti, hangs out with an older guy, and cuts a lot of class. She soon realizes, though, that distractions are only temporary. Leti is becoming a mother. Classmates are getting ready for college. But what about Belén? What future is there for girls like her? From debut author Carolina Ixta comes a fierce, intimate examination of friendship, chosen family, and the generational cycles we must break to become our truest selves." -- |
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| Physical Description: | 349 pages ; 22 cm |
| Awards: | American Library Association Best Fiction for YA, 2025 ; Pura Belpre Award: YA. Winner, 2025 ; William C. Morris Debut YA Award Finalist, 2025 ; YALS: Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Reader. Fiction, 2025 |
| ISBN: | 9780063287860 0063287862 |