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Books by National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina
Latinx Stories for teens
YA Books to Screen 2022
Latinx Stories for teens
YA Books to Screen 2022
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"One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Piddy doesn't even know who Yaqui is, never mind what she's done to piss her off. Word is that Yaqui thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isn't Latin enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent. And Yaqui isn't kidding around, so Piddy better watch her back. At first Piddy is more concerned with trying...
3) The bully
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Darrell Mercer, a 9th grader at Bluford, is at the center of this story. Darrell and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of the school year. Physically smaller than his peers, Darrell quickly becomes a target for Tyray Hobbs, the freshman class bully.
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Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.
5) Period 8
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Period 8 has always been a safe haven and high school senior Paulie "The Bomb" Baum a constant attendee, but as Paulie, Hannah, their friends, and a sympathetic teacher try to unravel the mystery of a missing classmate, the ultimate bully takes aim at the school.
6) Responsible
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At his new high school, Kevin must choose between cooperating with a powerful bully and doing the right thing.
7) Hit squad
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Students in an upscale high school decide to take on the bullies and take back their school, with decidedly mixed consequences.
8) Shooter
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Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.
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Overburdened by his parents' bickering and a bully's attacks, fifteen-year-old Lucky Linderman begins dreaming of being with his grandfather, who went missing during the Vietnam War, but during a visit to Arizona, his aunt and uncle and their beautiful neighbor, Ginny, help him find a new perspective.
11) Jumped
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The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique's plans to beat up Trina and must decide whether or not to get involved.
13) Revelación
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When Julie finds a way to get back at the girl at school who is always bullying her, she feels great until things take a serious turn.
14) Red
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When Tess's decision to get an abortion goes public, she is rejected and harassed by people in her community, but she soon finds solace in her music and uses her voice to end the cycle of abuse in her small town.
15) He who dreams
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When John stumbles into an indigenous peoples dance class at the local community cultural center, he decides to become a dancer. He faces ridicule from his soccer teammates and hostility from the dancers at the cultural center. In order to dance at the Pow Wow, he has to learn to balance his responsibilities, confront his fears, and embrace both the Irish and Cree sides of his heritage.
16) Rat
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"Tired of bullies at school, Colin decides to take a stand. Branded a rat, he finds that standing up for what you believe in can be empowering"--Unedited summary from book.
17) Fadeaway
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Renna Rashad learns how to deal with a bully when a girl from a rival team joins her basketball team and leads the other players in making fun of Renna and leaving her out.
19) I'm just me
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Nasreen and Mia are two very different girls. But they stand out at Arondale High. And kids make assumptions about the only Muslim and the new black girl--the only African American--in school. The school administrators are ignorant. And worse. The bullying escalates. Both at school and online. The girls come up with a plan to fight back. To regain some dignity. To turn the tables on the bullies.
20) My side
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Shy high school girl Addie falls victim to a prank that is video taped and sent around the school. Now she has to face the humiliation and bullying that go on even after the camera has stopped recording.