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Shut up, this is serious, Carolina Ixta

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Shut up, this is serious, Carolina Ixta

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Shut up, this is serious

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Oclc number

1416980373

Responsibility statement

Carolina Ixta

Summary

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. SaÌ¹nchez.BeleÌ¹n 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, BeleÌ¹n 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 BeleÌ¹n? 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

Target audience

adolescent

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