Overview
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. Sheās starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with JosĆ©, a senior boy sheās getting to know. Sheās confident her initiation into her familyās bruja tradition will happen soon.
But then a white boy, the son of a politician, appears at Julia De Burgos High, and his vibes are off. And Yolandaās initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesnāt listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community ā and the Brujas Diosas, her ancestors and guides.
The Making of Yolanda La Bruja is the book this country, struggling with the plague of gun violence, so desperately needs, but which few could write. Here Lorraine Avila brings a story born from the intersection of race, justice, education, and spirituality that will capture readers everywhere.
The Making of Yolanda La Bruja is the book this country, struggling with the plague of gun violence, so desperately needs, but which few could write. Here Lorraine Avila brings a story born from the intersection of race, justice, education, and spirituality that will capture readers everywhere.
This book title, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja, ISBN: 9781646142439, by Lorraine Avila, published by Levine Querido (April 11, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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