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La historia de mi furia / The Story of My Anger

Author Jasminne Mendez
Paperback
$14.95 US
PRH Grupo Editorial | Vintage Español
5-3/16"W x 8"H
On sale Nov 11, 2025 | 288 Pages | 9798890984548
Grades 9-12
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La autora galardonada con el Premio de Honor Pura Belpré por Aniana del Mar se avienta hace su debut en literatura juvenil con una poderosa novela en verso sobre una adolescente texana que lucha contra el racismo en su programa de teatro y los intentos de censura literaria por parte del consejo escolar de su ciudad.

Yulieta López está furiosa. Furiosa con su profesor de teatro racista que se niega a elegir estudiantes negros para los papeles protagónicos. Furiosa con la junta escolar que amenaza a su profesor favorito por enseñar obras literarias que consideran "controvertidas". Furiosa porque debe guardar silencio hasta poder ir a la universidad y dejar Texas para siempre.

Yuli está acostumbrada a interpretar varios papeles: la hija estudiosa, la hija honorable, la niña buena que sirve a todos los demás antes que a sí misma. Pero conforme el fuego de su indignación se propaga y la ilumina por dentro, ya no puede callar. Decidida a encontrar una forma de resistir, Yuli y sus amigas fundan un club de teatro guerrillero que agita las aguas y hace que la gente comience a hablar, y finalmente, Yuli asume el papel que siempre estuvo destinada a interpretar.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The Pura Belpré Honor Award winning author of Aniana del Mar Jumps In makes her YA debut with a powerful novel-in-verse about a Texas teen who is battling racism in her theatre program and book banning efforts by her town’s school board.

Yulieta Lopez is angry. Angry at her racist drama teacher who refuses to cast Black students in lead roles. Angry at the school board threatening her favorite teacher for teaching works of literature that they deem “controversial.” Angry that she has to keep quiet until she can head to college and leave Texas forever.

Yuli is accustomed to playing various roles: the diligent daughter, the honorable hija, the good girl who serves everyone else before serving herself. But as the fire of Yuli's rage spreads and lights her up, she can no longer be silent. Determined to find a way to fight back, Yuli and her friends start a guerilla theatre club which stirs things up and gets people talking, and finally, Yuli steps into the role she was always meant to play.
Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American poet, playwright, translator, and award-winning author of several books for children and adults. She is the author of two hybrid memoirs, Island of Dreams (Floricanto Press) and Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry (Arte Público Press). Her second YA memoir is Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American (Arte Público Press); and her debut poetry collection, City Without Altar, was a finalist for the Noemi Press Book Award for Poetry.
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La autora galardonada con el Premio de Honor Pura Belpré por Aniana del Mar se avienta hace su debut en literatura juvenil con una poderosa novela en verso sobre una adolescente texana que lucha contra el racismo en su programa de teatro y los intentos de censura literaria por parte del consejo escolar de su ciudad.

Yulieta López está furiosa. Furiosa con su profesor de teatro racista que se niega a elegir estudiantes negros para los papeles protagónicos. Furiosa con la junta escolar que amenaza a su profesor favorito por enseñar obras literarias que consideran "controvertidas". Furiosa porque debe guardar silencio hasta poder ir a la universidad y dejar Texas para siempre.

Yuli está acostumbrada a interpretar varios papeles: la hija estudiosa, la hija honorable, la niña buena que sirve a todos los demás antes que a sí misma. Pero conforme el fuego de su indignación se propaga y la ilumina por dentro, ya no puede callar. Decidida a encontrar una forma de resistir, Yuli y sus amigas fundan un club de teatro guerrillero que agita las aguas y hace que la gente comience a hablar, y finalmente, Yuli asume el papel que siempre estuvo destinada a interpretar.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The Pura Belpré Honor Award winning author of Aniana del Mar Jumps In makes her YA debut with a powerful novel-in-verse about a Texas teen who is battling racism in her theatre program and book banning efforts by her town’s school board.

Yulieta Lopez is angry. Angry at her racist drama teacher who refuses to cast Black students in lead roles. Angry at the school board threatening her favorite teacher for teaching works of literature that they deem “controversial.” Angry that she has to keep quiet until she can head to college and leave Texas forever.

Yuli is accustomed to playing various roles: the diligent daughter, the honorable hija, the good girl who serves everyone else before serving herself. But as the fire of Yuli's rage spreads and lights her up, she can no longer be silent. Determined to find a way to fight back, Yuli and her friends start a guerilla theatre club which stirs things up and gets people talking, and finally, Yuli steps into the role she was always meant to play.

Author

Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American poet, playwright, translator, and award-winning author of several books for children and adults. She is the author of two hybrid memoirs, Island of Dreams (Floricanto Press) and Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry (Arte Público Press). Her second YA memoir is Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American (Arte Público Press); and her debut poetry collection, City Without Altar, was a finalist for the Noemi Press Book Award for Poetry.
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