Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

This young adult novel follows Piddy Sanchez, a Latina teenager who discovers that Yaqui Delgado, a girl she's never met, wants to fight her for unknown reasons. As Piddy navigates high school bullying, she struggles with her identity as a light-skinned Latina who doesn't speak Spanish fluently, feeling caught between worlds. The story explores themes of cultural identity, bullying, family relationships, and finding one's place in the world while dealing with serious social pressures and violence.