The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

by Sonora Reyes

Hardcover, 2022

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Genres

Publication

Balzer Bray (2022), 400 pages

Description

Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML: National Book Award Finalist * William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist * Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Year * Walter Honor Award Winner * Pura Belpré Honor Book * Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Young Adult A sharply funny and moving debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love and learning to celebrate her true self. Perfect for fans of Erika L. Sánchez, Leah Johnson, and Gabby Rivera. Sixteen-year-old Yamilet Flores prefers to be known for her killer eyeliner, not for being one of the only Mexican kids at her new, mostly white, very rich Catholic school. But at least here no one knows she's gay, and Yami intends to keep it that way. After being outed by her crush and ex-best friend before transferring to Slayton Catholic, Yami has new priorities: keep her brother out of trouble, make her mom proud, and, most importantly, don't fall in love. Granted, she's never been great at any of those things, but that's a problem for Future Yami. The thing is, it's hard to fake being straight when Bo, the only openly queer girl at school, is so annoyingly perfect. And smart. And talented. And cute. So cute. Either way, Yami isn't going to make the same mistake again. If word got back to her mom, she could face a lot worse than rejection. So she'll have to start asking, WWSGD: What would a straight girl do? Told in a captivating voice that is by turns hilarious, vulnerable, and searingly honest, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School explores the joys and heartaches of living your full truth out loud.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member bibliovermis

A beautiful story about a sister and a brother struggling through upheavals and revelations and finding strength in each other. While featuring a romance for the main character (and some nice secondary character romances, as well), the central relationship of this novel is the one between the

Flores siblings, and their love for each other is so powerful. Though they're at the brink of disaster in many ways, these kids are tenacious in the face of levels of adversity that no children should have to deal with—but lots of LGBTQIA children, in fact, do.

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LibraryThing member reader1009

teen fiction - queer romance, mental health. TW: suicidal thoughts, racism, homophobia, police interactions as a Brown person (note: there are some serious issues in here and also some serious language).
11th grader (indigenous/Mexican-American) Yamilet and her younger brother Cesar are the new kids

at Slayton Catholic School in Scottsdale, Arizona, after Cesar has gotten into too many fights at their previous school. She'll have to spend all her spare time working to pay for it plus there's the fact that her mom is constantly saying homophobic things, but at least she has a new friend Bo (who is cute and queer and an Asian American girl adopted by white parents) to distract her from her ex-BFF Bianca.

I loved spending time with these complex characters as they tried to figure a way out of the messes they created, and learned to stick up for themselves and each other. This was a book I didn't want to put down, and which is developing a long waitlist at my library. More, please!

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LibraryThing member ewyatt

Yamilet is transferring high schools to look out for her brother, Cesar, but to also escape her ex-best friend who outed her. He's got a scholarship. She's got to raise the money for private school tuition. She identifies as lesbian, but she isn't out and the trauma from losing her best friend and

her parent's frequent homophobic comments keep her closeted. At the new school she meets Bo, and she falls in love.
The relationship between Yami and Cesar is a great sibling bond and learning to trust each other. Humor, heartbreak, and exploration of identity.

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