A review by typesetjez
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

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.