“La verdad es que yo te e tratado mal. Mal porque tengo miedo. Miedo porque yo era como tú, llena de ideas y verdad, y por mi sabiduría lo perdí todo. Tú no eres Malcriada. Lo que pasa es que tu sabes demasiado.” __
In the middle of the Caribbean Sea, aboard an illegal voyage from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, a twelve year old learns her name; a former cacao farmer finds a constellation on his lover’s thighs; best friends become strangers and find the essence of themselves in the face of deception; an old man exchanges his homeland for a New York City bodega storefront; preteen boys grapple with authority; female cousins come to terms with their first shared sexual experience; an alcoholic woman finds serenity at the bottom of the sea; feminism is deconstructed by opposing views; on the back of a motorcycle, self-awareness is found; and a woman discovers that healing is a series of choices.
__ “My mother didn't teach me dependency, I want to yell and enunciate. I cannot force myself to need you. Mami taught me to use my tongue like a sword, and I haven't sharpened it in years. Too afraid, I find myself, to pain him, to say things that might strike him the wrong way. Some feelings just don't translate. “ __ “ You know that Malcriadas can love the world awake.”

Malcriada & Other Stories

Literature & Fiction

Avila, Lorraine

United States

DWA Press

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an "UPPERCUT to the senses." You've never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire. Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She's starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with José, a senior boy she's getting to know. She's confident her initiation into her family's 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 Yolanda's initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesn't listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community - 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.

Children's Books

Levine Querido

Elizabeth Acevedo ha dicho que leer a Lorraine Ávila se siente como un "UPPERCUT a los sentidos". Nunca te has encontrado con un autor con una prosa de esta sensibilidad y fuego. Yolanda Álvarez está teniendo un buen año. Comienza a sentirse como en casa en la Secundaria Julia De Burgos, su escuela en el Bronx. Tiene a su mejor amiga Victory, y tal vez algo con José, un jevito de último año que está conociendo mejor. Confía en que su iniciación en la tradición de brujas de su familia sucederá pronto. Pero mientras tanto, un muchacho blanco, hijo de un político, aparece en la Secundaria Julia De Burgos y su energía es rarísima. Y la iniciación de Yolanda comienza con una serie de inquietantes visiones que revelan una amenaza de violencia por parte de este muchacho. ¿Cómo puede Yolanda proteger a su comunidad en un mundo que no la escucha? Solo con la sabiduría y el amor de su familia, amigos y comunidad (y las Bruja Diosas, sus ancestros y guías). La formación de Yolanda la bruja es el libro que este país, que lucha contra la plaga de la violencia armada, necesita desesperadamente, pero que pocos podrían escribir. Aquí Lorraine Ávila nos trae una historia nacida de la intersección de la raza, la justicia, la educación y la espiritualidad que cautivará a los lectores en todas partes. RECONOCIMIENTO &#9733; "Un retrato nítidamente representado... No se pueden perder el impactante debut de Ávila". --Booklist (reseña estelar) &#9733; "Desvergonzadamente político... Un debut notable y bellamente elaborado". --Kirkus (reseña estelar) &#9733; "Lleno de suspenso... Una protagonista audazmente caracterizada cuyas identidades interseccionales como una persona de color queer y sorda informan su voz narrativa aguda y su convicción sobre la lucha contra el racismo dentro de su comunidad". --Publishers Weekly (reseña estelar) &#9733; "Ávila construye un personaje multidimensional con Yoyo... y le da un mundo completo y natural para habitar, entretejiendo español y una dinámica familiar maravillosamente compleja... Yoyo sabe que debe ser ''mágica'' para sobrevivir, y lo es". --Shelf Awareness (reseña estelar) "Impresionante y urgente. [Ávila] aborda el racismo, la violencia y la injusticia con una mezcla de magia, espiritualidad y cuidado que pocos han intentado, y lo hace con éxito cautivador". --Ms. Magazine "Explora la violencia armada, la raza, la justicia, la educación y la espiritualidad, que sostiene este libro como un dosel, que encierra y expone capas de negritud y el crecimiento y el sentido de pertenencia que la comunidad puede brindar". --Al Día "Una historia necesaria sobre la violencia armada, la raza y la educación". --Refinery29 "Fascinante... representa con destreza la realidad de crecer como una adolescente latinx negra en medio de la violencia racial y la agitación social... Ávila demuestra cuidadosamente la tremenda fuerza en la comunidad de Yolanda y las raíces profundas de su vida espiritual, que la mantienen arraigada a medida que profundiza en todos sus poderes". --Horn Book *** Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an "UPPERCUT to the senses." You''ve never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire. Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She''s starting to feel at home at Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with José, a senior boy she''s getting to know. She''s confident her initiation into her family''s 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 Yolanda''s initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesn''t listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community - and the Bruja 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. P R A I S E Common Sense Media Selection for Teens &#9733; "Inspiring... full of heart and spirituality." --Shelf-Awareness (starred) &#9733; "A sharply rendered portrait...Avila''s striking debut is not to be missed." --Booklist (starred) &#9733; "Unabashedly political...A remarkable, beautifully rendered debut." --Kirkus (starred) &#9733; "Suspenseful...A boldly characterized protagonist whose intersectional identities as a queer and Deaf person of color informs her sharp-witted narrative voice and conviction around combatting racism within her community." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "Impressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attempted--and she''s captivatingly successful." --Ms. Magazine "Explores gun violence, race, justice, education, and spirituality, which holds this book like a canopy, enclosing and exposing layers of Blackness and the growth and sense of belonging community can provide." --Al Dia "A necessary story about gun violence, race, and education." --Refinery29 "Gripping...skillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheaval... Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in Yolanda''s community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power." --Horn Book

La formación de Yolanda la bruja: (The Making of Yolanda La Bruja Spanish Edition)

Reading Lorraine Avila feels like an "UPPERCUT to the senses." --Elizabeth Acevedo Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She's starting to feel at home at Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with José, a senior boy she's getting to know. She's confident her initiation into her family's 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 Yolanda's initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesn't listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community -- and the Bruja 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. P R A I S E Common Sense Media Selection for Teens &#9733; "Inspiring...full of heart and spirituality." --Shelf-Awareness (starred) &#9733; "A sharply rendered portrait...Avila's striking debut is not to be missed." --Booklist (starred) &#9733; "Unabashedly political...A remarkable, beautifully rendered debut." --Kirkus (starred) &#9733; "Suspenseful...A boldly characterized protagonist whose intersectional identities as a queer and Deaf person of color informs her sharp-witted narrative voice and conviction around combatting racism within her community." --Publishers Weekly (starred) &#9733; "A heartbreaking climax...thoughtful and gripping...[a] lyrical debut novel." --School Library Journal (starred) "Impressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attempted--and she's captivatingly successful." --Ms. Magazine "Explores gun violence, race, justice, education, and spirituality, which holds this book like a canopy, enclosing and exposing layers of Blackness and the growth and sense of belonging community can provide." --Al Dia "A necessary story about gun violence, race, and education." --Refinery29 "Gripping...skillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheaval... Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in Yolanda's community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power." --Horn Book "Written in stunning prose, this sharp examination of education, race, violence, and spirituality is a must-read." --The Mary Sue

Teen & Young Adult

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Malcriada & Other Stories

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

La formación de Yolanda la bruja: (The Making of Yolanda La Bruja Spanish Edition)

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja