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The MC in this YA novel was hard to love and I loved her all the more for it. I raced through this book.

#12booksof2020

This YA novel is disturbing but excellent. Mature language. Not usually 1 to do trigger warnings but this book hits about all of them. Will probably have to be set aside from time to time. MC is impossible at times but who wouldn‘t be with the armor she wears due to the hand she‘s been dealt. Despite all that, I recommend this book. Many who DNF‘d it gave it a 1 ⭐️ rating but I give it 5. The most difficult thing is knowing real kids live this.

Yooooo the best YA I‘ve read in years.

This book is about a young women that lives in the ghetto and just her everyday life. Dad in jail, mom going through “boyfriends”, and her brother taken into foster care. Love how Ms. Ramos portrays all the different aspects of poverty (the MC‘s bff takes care of her 7 siblings)

Definitely a book all teenagers should read.

#YA #poverty

My #18in2018!
If the covers are too small to read, I'm glad to give titles and authors in the comments. :)
Also, everyone should read The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary.

Quite dragging but the end was good.

#DiverseReads #LatinX #YA

Ramos' play on linguistic style & syntax can be a bit jarring & take some getting used to at 1st, but just like our unconventional heroine, Macy; it's raw, gritty, & unapologetically honest.
Macy is all-in & in your face whether we like it or not- & we, the readers of her dictionary manifesto are all the better for it! ??

"We need diverse voices that crush stereotypes like cockroaches under chancletas" N.Ramos-- YES❣

🌛📖🤓👃🌿💙😍🏡🌘 #EveningReading #BooksInBed #YA #LatinX #CurrentRead #HomeSweetHome

Settling in for the evening with my new read & my new diffuser....I'm so in love with it❣

Currently diffusing a mix of eucalyptus & 'Burberry London' essential oils....super soothing & relaxing💓👃💓.

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"When God feels like I do—there are floods. There is fire. If God felt what I was feeling right now, the clock would explode. The windows would crack. The floor would split open."

"The snow‘s melting. The street looks ugly, like a cake with the icing licked off."

"See, George is six foot six. He could have been a basketball player, except he kept lifting the girls up so they could reach the net better. He could‘ve been a football player, but he kept asking the dudes he tackled if they was okay."

"I hold up my dictionary. (Which you are reading because I‘ve been held for ransom by ISIS, or sold into slavery by Boko Haram as a undercover operative to rescue those girls they kidnapped like a century ago—because who else is going to?)"

"I reach into my desk. Take out History of the American People Volume 1 and clean house. Cross out all the pages about shit that‘s got nothing to do with me. What‘s left? Not much."

This is a book that I know is going to stick with me for quite a long time. It is an extremely eye-opening and powerful read that addresses many dark but incredibly important topics—ones that are hard to hear about but desperately need to be discussed. The realistic characters and vivid emotions really bring the events to life, and make this story an even more educational experience. I very highly recommend giving this novel a read.

#bookish

Macy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed," but shes isn't interested in how others define her. She's got more pressing problems: mom can't move off the couch, dad's in prison, brother's been kidnapped by CPS, her best friend isn't speaking to her. Writing in a dictionary format, Macy explains why she acts out, why she can't tell her father that her mom's cheating on him, and why her friend needs protection.

FEB.2018??