The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

Like Yamilet, I attended a Catholic high school (mine was all-girls while hers is co-ed) where we were required to wear a uniform.

Growing up, I didn’t know any stories about queer girls, especially Brown girls. The young adult novel weaves a story of teenage romance with discussions around first-generation pressures, migration, mental health, and growing pains. Sonora Reyes’ The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School follows Yamilet’s struggles to keep her queerness under wraps, especially when she meets her new crush, a girl named Bo who isn’t afraid to wear rainbow attire and speak out against homophobic teachers. Hoping to start over, she decides to play the role of a super-straight girl in her new environment: a Catholic high school. 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.When 16-year-old Yamilet came out, she lost her best friend and entire social circle.

So she'll have to start asking, WWSGD: What would a straight girl do? If word got back to her mom, she could face a lot worse than rejection. Either way, Yami isn't going to make the same mistake again. The thing is, it's hard to fake being straight when Bo, the only openly queer girl at school, is so annoyingly perfect. Granted, she's never been great at any of those things, but that's a problem for Future Yami. But at least here no one knows she's gay, and Yami intends to keep it that way.Īfter 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. 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. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist * Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Year * Walter Honor Award Winner * Pura Belpré Honor BookĪ 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. National Book Award Finalist * William C.

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes