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What would you do if a girl 1. you've never met, 2. have never seen and 3. whose name you've never even heard before, allegedly wants to kick your ass? Well, that's something that Piedad "Piddy" Sanchez has to contend with after having just moved to her new school. This episode, we're discussing "Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass" by Cuban-American author, Meg Medina. We discuss how the fraught mother-daughter relationship in this book compares to books we've covered in the past, the different examples of femininity portrayed and the realistic depiction of sexuality in a YA novel. We have a few gripes but they're pretty superficial - maybe Darlene isn't too happy the character with her name is irredeemable and Heather and special guest, Felix, are super confused by Piddy's decision to offer a kitten to a teenage boy who can barely take care of himself. But overall, we overwhelmingly love and recommend this book and hope you enjoy our discussion.

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