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Shut Up, This Is Serious

Author: Ixta, Carolina

Follett Number: 2423UD0
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024
Format: 349 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-328786-0
ISBN-10: 0-06-328786-2
LCCN: 2023-939616
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:
Bildungsromans
Coming of Age Fiction
Dating Fiction
Depression, Mental Fiction
Family Life Fiction
High School Students Fiction
Hispanic Americans Fiction
Oakland (Calif.) Fiction
Social Problem Fiction
"Belen 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"--Jacket

From the publisher:
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Erika L. Sanchez. Belen 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 by a depression she can't seem to shake, Belen 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 Belen? 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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