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typesetjez's review against another edition
4.0
This book provides a very real look into bullying between girls. I feel like most books on bullying look at boys, and even when it does focus on girls, it's not physical bullying. With Piddy and Yaqui, it's very real physical violence and Yaqui does not hold back. The book does a great job to present a realistic look at bullying, including both physical and psychological damage. I think maybe my favorite part is that Yaqui never gives a reason for her bullying, because it's true to life. Piddy's narration is a little scattered, but I think that might connect well with teenage readers. My favorite characters were definitely the adults and I was more interested in the family mystery regarding Piddy's father's identity than I was with any of the school drama, but both Piddy's mother and Lily work well in both realms. My complaint with this book is that the ending is very rushed and very, very easy. There aren't many consequences, but, sadly, that may be the most realistic part of this book.
zoraidasolo's review against another edition
5.0
Piddy is an amazing girl. I wish this book had been around when I was in high school. Truly gripped my heart till the very end.
profberta's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing!!! Funny and heartbreaking, it made me want to jump into the pages and save Piddy from all the mean people!!!! I can’t wait to read the rest of Meg Medina’s books.
greenvillemelissa's review against another edition
5.0
Book #49 Read in 2015
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina (YA)
Piddy has recently changed high schools. Almost immediately, for no reason that she can think of, resident bad girl Yaqui Delgado is rumored to want to fight Piddy. Piddy begins to be bullied and harassed by Yaqui and her group of girls. Piddy doesn't want to admit it and by not doing so, her grades begin to flounder and her personality changes drastically. This book shows how difficult high school can be on students and the effect that bullying has on its victims. It was a powerful read and I think high school girls especially would love it.
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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina (YA)
Piddy has recently changed high schools. Almost immediately, for no reason that she can think of, resident bad girl Yaqui Delgado is rumored to want to fight Piddy. Piddy begins to be bullied and harassed by Yaqui and her group of girls. Piddy doesn't want to admit it and by not doing so, her grades begin to flounder and her personality changes drastically. This book shows how difficult high school can be on students and the effect that bullying has on its victims. It was a powerful read and I think high school girls especially would love it.
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
ruthelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Yet another title I can relate to. Not as much as Gabi, but dang this was GOOD.
megatsunami's review against another edition
4.0
Best book title ever.
I liked this book a lot and the way the main character struggles to resolve the central bullying/ threats. My restorative justice heart longed for a more restorative way out of the problem in the end, yet I also appreciated the book portraying how sometimes you just have to get out of an unsafe situation and move on with your own life.
I liked this book a lot and the way the main character struggles to resolve the central bullying/ threats. My restorative justice heart longed for a more restorative way out of the problem in the end, yet I also appreciated the book portraying how sometimes you just have to get out of an unsafe situation and move on with your own life.
justjoel's review against another edition
2.0
This is a YA book that deals with bullying and abusive situations.
When she starts a new school, Piddy Sanchez receives a message that Yaqui Delgado wants to kick her ass. Piddy, who is just starting to develop womanly curves is at first surprised to realize she does, in fact, have an ass, though she remains confused as to who Yaqui is and why she is determined to attack her newly-discovered rump.
There are some humorous bits, but overall there's a lot of angst, trauma, and a hastily tied-together ending that didn't really do justice to the story or characters.
2 out of 5 stars.
When she starts a new school, Piddy Sanchez receives a message that Yaqui Delgado wants to kick her ass. Piddy, who is just starting to develop womanly curves is at first surprised to realize she does, in fact, have an ass, though she remains confused as to who Yaqui is and why she is determined to attack her newly-discovered rump.
There are some humorous bits, but overall there's a lot of angst, trauma, and a hastily tied-together ending that didn't really do justice to the story or characters.
2 out of 5 stars.
rennegade's review against another edition
5.0
Anecdote time!
On a normal day in 7th grade, I was on the bus ride to school when the girl behind me started poking me in the neck with a pencil. Hard. I leaned forward at first, confused about what was happening and thinking maybe it was accidental. It continued. Suddenly something hard (a book?) connected with the back of my head. The only person on the bus that I talked to was my friend who was sitting next to me, so I knew without turning around that it was a stranger. I could hear her and her seatmate giggling as something else hit me in the head. I let it go on for a while before I became enraged and lost it. Without turning around to see who was tormenting me, I swung my purse backwards and hit the person as hard as I could.
Big mistake.
For the rest of the bus ride, I was being hit, poked with pencils, getting my hair yanked, and hearing whispers about how I was going to get my ass kicked. I made a beeline for the school as soon as the doors opened, but it was no use. The girl and a couple of her friends surrounded me in the hallway. They started kicking, pushing, punching - all sorts of fun things. I did not recognize a single one of them.
They finally left me alone and I limped along to my class. I was crying so hard that my teacher sent me to guidance, where I told the counselor what happened. They pulled up surveillance footage from the bus and hallway and pinpointed the ringleader. She was brought to the principal's office and forced to apologize to me (amongst other punishments). I hardly acknowledged it, furious and hurt and confused as to why a complete stranger would suddenly decide she wanted to make me so miserable.
The premise of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass is similar to my own middle school experience. Piddy Sanchez is bewildered to find that a girl she hardly knows has invented some invisible feud that can only be solved with an ass-kicking.
I absolutely loved this book. It perfectly captured one of the hazards that many people face whilst navigating those treacherous teen years. The author seamlessly wove the stories of Piddy's school woes and her budding feelings for an old neighbor and her strenuous relationship with her mother. I've known many Piddys and Yaquis during my own middle and high school experiences, so this book felt incredibly true-to-life.
I recently attended a panel at the Virginia Library Association's annual conference about reluctant readers in the young adult sector, and I had this pleasure of seeing Meg Medina speak. I had picked up her book a couple of months back but got so busy that it got pushed to the side. Hearing her speak inspired me to pick it back up, and I devoured it in a day or so.
This is a fantastic book for teens of all reading interest levels to read. It does not sugarcoat the pitfalls o the teenage years, and it presents itself as a completely relatable piece of fiction. I definitely recommend it!
On a normal day in 7th grade, I was on the bus ride to school when the girl behind me started poking me in the neck with a pencil. Hard. I leaned forward at first, confused about what was happening and thinking maybe it was accidental. It continued. Suddenly something hard (a book?) connected with the back of my head. The only person on the bus that I talked to was my friend who was sitting next to me, so I knew without turning around that it was a stranger. I could hear her and her seatmate giggling as something else hit me in the head. I let it go on for a while before I became enraged and lost it. Without turning around to see who was tormenting me, I swung my purse backwards and hit the person as hard as I could.
Big mistake.
For the rest of the bus ride, I was being hit, poked with pencils, getting my hair yanked, and hearing whispers about how I was going to get my ass kicked. I made a beeline for the school as soon as the doors opened, but it was no use. The girl and a couple of her friends surrounded me in the hallway. They started kicking, pushing, punching - all sorts of fun things. I did not recognize a single one of them.
They finally left me alone and I limped along to my class. I was crying so hard that my teacher sent me to guidance, where I told the counselor what happened. They pulled up surveillance footage from the bus and hallway and pinpointed the ringleader. She was brought to the principal's office and forced to apologize to me (amongst other punishments). I hardly acknowledged it, furious and hurt and confused as to why a complete stranger would suddenly decide she wanted to make me so miserable.
The premise of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass is similar to my own middle school experience. Piddy Sanchez is bewildered to find that a girl she hardly knows has invented some invisible feud that can only be solved with an ass-kicking.
I absolutely loved this book. It perfectly captured one of the hazards that many people face whilst navigating those treacherous teen years. The author seamlessly wove the stories of Piddy's school woes and her budding feelings for an old neighbor and her strenuous relationship with her mother. I've known many Piddys and Yaquis during my own middle and high school experiences, so this book felt incredibly true-to-life.
I recently attended a panel at the Virginia Library Association's annual conference about reluctant readers in the young adult sector, and I had this pleasure of seeing Meg Medina speak. I had picked up her book a couple of months back but got so busy that it got pushed to the side. Hearing her speak inspired me to pick it back up, and I devoured it in a day or so.
This is a fantastic book for teens of all reading interest levels to read. It does not sugarcoat the pitfalls o the teenage years, and it presents itself as a completely relatable piece of fiction. I definitely recommend it!