#isabel hernandez

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If the JJOO seleccion were POKEMONS !

(I only picked in 1th and 2nd generation sorry I'm a millennial girl)

[theblackestofsuns]

“The Story Of Isabel In Mexico”

Flies On The Ceiling

The Girl From H.O.P.P.E.R.S. (2007)

Jaime Hernandez

Fantagraphics Books

[reubenhernandez]

Her Favorite Patient Beacon Screenings

Her Favorite Patient is screening Saturday, 7/22 at 12:30 pm at KuBe Art Center Theater (211 Fishkill Ave, 1st Floor, Beacon, NY 12508) and Sunday, 7/23 at 4:30 pm at The Cinehub (20 W Main St, Beacon, NY 12508). Her Favorite Patient is part of a one hour short film program for the Beacon Film Society in conjunction with Beacon Open Studios and Upstate Art Weekend. Sponsored by Ethan Cohen Gallery and Beacon Arts. Tickets by donation with a Q&A to follow each screening. Directed by Reuben Hernandez Written by Brady Evan Walker Starring Barbara Miluski (Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Isabelle Pierre

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Bad movie I have Cell 2016

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"In response to last year’s record-breaking heat due to El Niño and impacts from climate change, Indigenous Zenù farmers in Colombia are trying to revive the cultivation of traditional climate-resilient seeds and agroecology systems.

One traditional farming system combines farming with fishing: locals fish during the rainy season when water levels are high, and farm during the dry season on the fertile soils left by the receding water.

Locals and ecologists say conflicts over land with surrounding plantation owners, cattle ranchers and mines are also worsening the impacts of the climate crisis.

To protect their land, the Zenù reserve, which is today surrounded by monoculture plantations, was in 2005 declared the first Colombian territory free from GMOs.

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In the Zenù reserve, issues with the weather, climate or soil are spread by word of mouth between farmers, or on La Positiva 103.0, a community agroecology radio station. And what’s been on every farmer’s mind is last year’s record-breaking heat and droughts. Both of these were charged by the twin impacts of climate change and a newly developing El Niño, a naturally occurring warmer period that last occurred here in 2016, say climate scientists.

Experts from Colombia’s Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies say the impacts of El Niño will be felt in Colombia until April 2024, adding to farmers’ concerns. Other scientists forecast June to August may be even hotter than 2023, and the next five years could be the hottest on record. On Jan. 24, President Gustavo Petro said he will declare wildfires a natural disaster, following an increase in forest fires that scientists attribute to the effects of El Niño.

In the face of these changes, Zenù farmers are trying to revive traditional agricultural practices like ancestral seed conservation and a unique agroecology system.

Pictured: Remberto Gil’s house is surrounded by an agroforestry system where turkeys and other animals graze under fruit trees such as maracuyá (Passiflora edulis), papaya (Carica papaya) and banana (Musa acuminata colla). Medicinal herbs like toronjil (Melissa officinalis) and tres bolas (Leonotis nepetifolia), and bushes like ají (Capsicum baccatum), yam and frijol diablito (beans) are part of the undergrowth. Image by Monica Pelliccia for Mongabay.

“Climate change is scary due to the possibility of food scarcity,” says Rodrigo Hernandez, a local authority with the Santa Isabel community. “Our ancestral seeds offer a solution as more resistant to climate change.”

Based on their experience, farmers say their ancestral seed varieties are more resistant to high temperatures compared to the imported varieties and cultivars they currently use. These ancestral varieties have adapted to the region’s ecosystem and require less water, they tell Mongabay. According to a report by local organization Grupo Semillas and development foundation SWISSAID, indigenous corn varieties like blaquito are more resistant to the heat, cariaco tolerates drought easily, and negrito is very resistant to high temperatures.

The Zenù diet still incorporates the traditional diversity of seeds, plant varieties and animals they consume, though they too are threatened by climate change: from fish recipes made from bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae), and reptiles like the babilla or spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), to different corn varieties to prepare arepas (cornmeal cakes), liquor, cheeses and soups.

“The most important challenge we have now is to save ancient species and involve new generations in ancestral practice,” says Sonia Rocha Marquez, a professor of social sciences at Sinù University in the city of Montería.

...[Despite] land scarcity, Negrete says communities are developing important projects to protect their traditional food systems. Farmers and seed custodians, like Gil, are working with the Association of Organic Agriculture and Livestock Producers (ASPROAL) and their Communitarian Seed House (Casa Comunitaria de Semillas Criollas y Nativas)...

Pictured: Remberto Gil is a seed guardian and farmer who works at the Communitarian Seed House, where the ASPROL association stores 32 seeds of rare or almost extinct species. Image by Monica Pelliccia for Mongabay.

Located near Gil’s house, the seed bank hosts a rainbow of 12 corn varieties, from glistening black to blue to light pink to purple and even white. There are also jars of seeds for local varieties of beans, eggplants, pumpkins and aromatic herbs, some stored in refrigerators. All are ancient varieties shared between local families.

Outside the seed bank is a terrace where chickens and turkeys graze under an agroforestry system for farmers to emulate: local varieties of passion fruit, papaya and banana trees grow above bushes of ají peppers and beans. Traditional medicinal herbs like toronjil or lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) form part of the undergrowth.

Today, 25 families are involved in sharing, storing and commercializing the seeds of 32 rare or almost-extinct varieties.

“When I was a kid, my father brought me to the farm to participate in recovering the land,” says Nilvadys Arrieta, 56, a farmer member of ASPROAL. “Now, I still act with the same collective thinking that moves what we are doing.”

“Working together helps us to save, share more seeds, and sell at fair price [while] avoiding intermediaries and increasing families’ incomes,” Gil says. “Last year, we sold 8 million seeds to organic restaurants in Bogotà and Medellín.”

So far, the 80% of the farmers families living in the Zenù reserve participate in both the agroecology and seed revival projects, he adds."

-via Mongabay, February 6, 2024

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Banned Books Week Day 2

While many in America are doing their hardest to stifle diverse voices, there is an enormous push back by many invested parties to make sure books are available to all. Today we're highlighting two organizations doing their part.

The first, Authors Against Book Bans, is a national organization that consists of authors, illustrators, translators and more. AABB aims to be a resource for authors who have experience their book being banned and to help local organizations in the fight against book bans. If you are an author or involved in the publishing industry in any way, click on the link to find out more: Authors Against Book Bans.

The second organization,  Every Library, is a national organization that anyone interested in the fight can join. The organization tracks legislation that is harmful to schools and libraries, provides crowdfunding for libraries and provides support for people who are fighting book bans in their local vicinity. If you would like to get involved, click on the link to find out more: Every Library

Today's book is from Contributor Crystal. Her choice is Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero. She states that she chose this book because "Gabi is a character that everyone should get a chance to meet. Gabi faces difficult situations with vulnerability, honesty, and an abundance of humor. It's a beautiful, sometimes messy journey of a young woman finding her voice. "

Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

In this groundbreaking William C. Morris Award winner for a YA debut, Gabi's life is a mess--her family, her friends, her attempts at a love life--but writing helps, especially since it turns out she's pretty good at poetry.

Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year of high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy's pregnancy, Sebastian's coming out, the cute boys, her father's meth habit, and the food she craves. And best of all, the poetry that helps forge her identity.

July 24

My mother named me Gabriella, after my grandmother who, coincidentally, didn't want to meet me when I was born because my mother was unmarried, and therefore living in sin. My mom has told me the story many, many, MANY, times of how, when she confessed to my grandmother that she was pregnant with me, her mother beat her. BEAT HER! She was twenty-five. That story is the basis of my sexual education and has reiterated why it's important to wait until you're married to give it up. So now, every time I go out with a guy, my mom says, "Ojos abiertos, piernas cerradas." Eyes open, legs closed. That's as far as the birds and the bees talk has gone. And I don't mind it. I don't necessarily agree with that whole wait until you're married crap, though. I mean, this is America and the 21st century; not Mexico one hundred years ago. But, of course, I can't tell my mom that because she will think I'm bad. Or worse: trying to be White.

If this novel appeals to you, show your support by visiting your local library or purchasing a copy at Bookshop.org.

[that-darn-clown]

so. came up with an interesting Fnaf au that i'm calling "Different Path."

long story short, it's based off a simple premise. with a few basic rules for myself added in :]

premise: everything added to the lore post-Fnaf 4? get rid of it and start from scratch. no Afton and Emily families, no weird sci-fi shit i have to work around, and i get as much creative liberty with what i want to keep/change as i want.

now for rules:

reuse names as little as possible, not counting security guards from 1-4 (there will be one main exception to this 😉).

if the books are still being included, then their plots are getting changed heavily. since The Silver Eyes technically came out between 4 and 5/SL, i decided that i would keep general premise of the first book (main character lost a sibling when they were younger and it haunts them, goes back to Freddy's with some childhood friends after several years, Murderer Is There In Plain Sight), but that i'd do whatever the fuck i wanted with the plot from there. due to a rule i'm about to get into, however, there is going to be nothing along the lines of Charliebot going on :/

use as little sci-fi as possible. if any sci-fi must be added, then it must be a small thing/something that would make sense in a horror story about haunted animatronics (see: Whatever The Fuck The Security System In The Toys Was, the fact that animatronics can move, the fact they could move during the day).

The Timeline Is My Oyster; go crazy, go insane with it.

games past 4 still exist, but their premise/plot will be changed heavily.

I Can Make Things As Queer And Autistic As I Want.

and also because i could, i split William into two different characters! one is the serial killer, and the other is just a business man :) (and French) this is also where you're going to see what i meant by "The Exception To The Reusing Names Rule" :)

so now, onto the characters! specifically, the au equivalents of the game characters that i have so far:

Henry Emily: Gabriel Fazzer

William Afton (Co-Founder/Businessman/Good Dad half): Jacques Lièvre (look up what that last name means ;))

William Afton (Murderer/Bad Dad half): David "Dave" Miller Schmidt

Michael Afton: Michael "Mike" Schmidt (or as his dad calls him "Tammy" 😒)

Crying Child: Kristopher "Kris" Schmidt (they like being called Casper, though :])

Elizabeth Afton: Marigold Lièvre

Ralph/Phone Guy: Elliot Fazzer (eldest of his siblings...and a teen dad)

Charlie Emily: Emily Fazzer

Sammy Emily: Emmet Fazzer (youngest)

Freddy MCI Kid: Carrie Shields

Bonnie MCI Kid: Isabelle "Izzy" Fitzgerald-Hernandez

Chica MCI Kid: Daisy Prescott

Foxy MCI Kid: Oliver "Ollie" Smith (or, as he'll sometimes say, "Is Ollie short for Oliver or Olivia? That's up to ye!")

Fredbear/Gold. Freddy MCI Kid: Thomas "Tommy" Fazzer (Elliot's son :))

please ask me about some fun facts. Dave is not even REMOTELY sympathetic, he just fucking sucks as a person. the closest you could get to "sympathetic" with him would be "oh, his youngest child is dead because his eldest son was a dumbass," which...is all fine and good Until You Remember That This Fucker Killed Emily + The MCI Kids BACK IN 1980.

I am making pizza right now so this is the perfect ask to get hehe. Ollie is just like me for real

Could we get some silly goofy facts about Dave :3 I want to use him as a pin cushion lol

[alldancersaretalented]

Jump Wins By Dancer

17 Wins: Cami Vorhees

11 Wins: Kayla Mak

8 Wins: Brady Farrar, Brooklyn Simpson, Kya Massimino, Madison Taylor, Vivian Ruiz

7 Wins: Ella Horan, Kamryn Funk, Nicholas Bustos, Ying Lei Pham

6 Wins: Crystal Huang, Hailey Meyers, Katie McCleary, Kayla LaVine, Lily Gentile, Lola Iglesias, Rachel Quiner

5 Wins: Ava Brooks, Brooklyn Cooley, Christina Ricucci, Elizabeth Scott Lanier, Ellary Day Szyndlar, Giselle Gandarilla, Gracyn French, Isabella Jarvis, Jonathan Wade, Kaylin Maggard, Kylee Casares, Lucy Vallely, Mariana Rodriguez, Olivia Alboher, Sarah Moore, Sophia Lucia

4 Wins: Aimee Brotton, Ali Ogle, Ana Maria Zertuche, Ava Wagner, Avery Gay, Cambry Bethke, Camille Cabrera, Campbell Clark, Carly Thinfen, Christian Burse, David Keingatti, Destanye Diaz, Eliana Hayward, Emma Sutherland, Hailey Bills, Halle Lum, Izzy Howard, Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl, Jaycee Wilkins, Jayci Kalb, Kelsie Jacobson, Kensington Dressing, Lauren Yakima, Logan Epstein, Madalin Autry, Makaia Roux, Makayla Ryan, Mary Jordan Clodfelter, Mila Simunic, Patricio Lopez, Rosie Elliott, Sabine Nehls, Scott Autry, Sophia Frilot, Sophie Garcia, Stella Brinkerhoff, Sylvia Borash, Talia Gabriel, Taylor Worden, Tim Blankenship, Valadie Cammack

3 Wins: Addison Moffett, Aimee Smyke, Ali Deucher, Allie Andrew, Alyssa Robert, Amy Benedetto, Avery Lau, Bostyn Brown, Braylynn Grizzaffi, Britton Johnson, Brooke Cheek, Brooke Cox, Brooke Toro, Caden Hunter, Caitlyn Polis, Camila Cordero, Candace Vincent, Casey Tran, Chau, Chloe Madding, D'Angelo Castro, Dasha Waldemer, Dyllan Blackburn, Ella Dobler, Ella Jones, Ellen Grace Olansen, Emma York, Erin Bailey, Esme Chou, Findlay McConnel, Fiona Sartain, Fiona Wu, Grace Lethbridge, Harper Anderson, Hayden Hopkins, Hudson Pletcher, Isabel Ulloa, Isabella Lynch, Isabella Vorhees, Isabella Weidmann, Jazmine Raine Werner, Jessica Ferretti, Josie Lutz, JT Church, Justin Pham, Keagan Capps, Keely Meyers, Keira Redpath, Kennedy Anderson, Lauren Shaw, Libby Borash, Lindsey Weaver, Logan Hernandez, Lucia Piedrahita, Mackenzie Meldrum, Maddie Ziegler, Maria Jose Gonzalez, Mariandrea Villegas, Marion Norris, Michelle Quiner, Mini Preston, Miyah LaGrant, Morgan Higgins, Neala Murphy, Nicole Ishimaru, Payton Schultz, Preslie Rosamond, Rachel Louiselle, Reegan Francis, Regina Lozano, Ricky Ubeda, Ruby Castro, Samantha Falk, Savannah Folding, Savannah Manning, Savannah Manzel, Scarlett Ferrell, Selena Hamilton, Sidney Ramsey, Sienna Morris, Sylvie Win Szyndlar, Tessa Marr, Vera Escamilla

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Intro <3

Hey!! My name's Maxine (Max for short, she/they). I’m new to writing so I'm just gonna list off the fandoms I’m in and the characters I write for! :)

Current works <3

OBX-

JJ Maybank x fem!reader

MHA-

Explosive Love (Bakugo x Reader)

Fandoms/characters <3

OBX-

JJ Maybank

Kiara Carrera

John B Routledge

Pope Heyward

Cleo Anderson

Rafe Cameron

Sarah Cameron

Stranger Things-

(Smut accepted for the following characters)

Eddie Munson

Robin Buckley

Steve Harrington

Nancy Wheeler

(Non-smut, no I will not write them aged up weirdo)

Maxine Mayfield

Mike Wheeler

Lucas Sinclair

Dustin Henderson

El Hopper

Will Byers

SBG-

Taylor Hernandez

Tyler Hernandez

Ashlyn Banner

Aiden Clark

Ben Clark

Logan Fields

MHA-

Katsuki Bakugo

Izuku Midorya

Shoto Todoroki

Enji Kirishima

Denki Kaminari

Mina Ashido

Ochako Uraraka

Kyoka Jiro

IT-

Richie Tozier

Eddie Kaspbrak

Beverly Marsh

Stanley Uris

Bill Denbrough

Mike Hanlon

Ben Hanscom

Bowers gang (all except Patrick, im sorry)

Bottoms-

Hazel Callahan

Isabelle

Josie

[dirtyriver]

Imagine being Gary Groth, receiving a zine made by three unknown brothers, and seeing such a perfect page (among so many others).

"How To Kill a... (By Isabel Ruebens)" in Love and Rockets #1, Fantagraphics, September 1982 for the first Fantagraphics print, by Jaime Hernandez

[sporadiceagleheart]

Start of September edits Rachel Marie Jones Arana, Ana Rose “Nortie Grace” Huntley, Ahnika Elaine Clark, Heather Michele O'Rourke, Judith Eva Barsi (1978 - 1988), JonBenét Ramsey, Meika Dawn “Peeka” Jordan, Sara Sharif, Charlotte Figi, Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Liliana Marie “Lily” Peters, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos, Audrii Danielle Cunningham, Norah Lee Howard, 5-year-old Mercedes Losoya, Little Lucy Morgan, Sloan Ella Mattingly, Destiny Arianna Kay Riekeberg, Louis XVII Dauphin of France, Athena Presley Monroe Strand, Pauline “Paultje” Adelaar, Angellika Nicole “Angie” Arndt, Niña Sophia Gabrielle Corullo or Sophie,Charlotte Helen “Char” Bacon, Charlotte Louise Dunn, Kylie Ann Rosset, Naomi Reese Dunmire, Deborah Anne “Debbie” Bricca, Kyleigh Rampley, Kyleigh Leann Rampley, Eliahna “Ellie or Elle” Torres, Layla Marie Salazar, Alexandria Aniyah “Lexi” Rubio, Tess Marie Mata, Makenna Lee “Kenna” Elrod Seiler, Jacklyn Jaylen “Jackie” Cazares, Ahnika Elaine Clark, Ana Rose “Nortie Grace” Huntley, Rachel Marie Jones Arana, Emilie Alice “Em” Parker, Grace Lillian Ford, Three-year-old twins Aisha and Lailani Ford, Leiliana Wright, Arabella McCormack, MCKENNA CLAIRE WETZEL, Olivia Rose “Liv or Livie” Engel, Olivia Twenty Dahl, Olivia-Leigh Picton, Jaquita Mack, Bella Skye “Bellz” Edwards, Natalia Victoria Wallace, Bella Claire Callaway,Delyza Alyze Ortiz Hernandez, Mia Ugalde-Jorris, Mary Beatrice “Mary Bea” Perez, Hope Arismandez, Angel Hope Herrera, Danielle Marie “Danny” Franklin, Emma Catherine Grace Thompson, Katelynn Elizabeth Stinnett, April Sue-Lyn Jones, April Marie Tinsley was an eight-year-old, Cody Paul Chama, Star Hobson, Karla Isabelle Ruth “Karly” Sheehan, Opal Jo Dace Jennings, Amber Rene Hagerman, Lois Janes, Sarah Payne, Alicia Lynn Clark, Tristyn Bailey, Rosalie Avila, Elizabeth Shelley,

[theblackestofsuns]

"Isabel Ortiz"

Human Diastrophism (2007)

Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez

Fantagraphics Books

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I don’t usually do this but my grandmother recently passed away so we started a gofundme to help with funeral expenses. Anything helps and reblogs are greatly appreciated.

[aautiemiller-rockcenter]

NYCDA Minneapolis - Junior Solo Results 2022

1. Savannah Manzel (Larkin)!

2. Skylar Wong (Woodbury)

3. Natalie Cerepak (The Dance Complex)

4. Finley Ashfield (Larkin)

5. Kelsie Jacobson (Larkin)

6. Lucy Mae Dunn (Summit Dance Shoppe)

7. Kate Monge (Larkin)

8. Annabel Schoolmeesters (The Dance Complex)

9. Leah Huebner (Woodbury)

10. Emily Jungmann (Woodbury)

11. Isabelle Pemberton (The Dance Complex)

12. Eden Hardy (Woodbury)

13. Brittany Johnson (The Dance Complex)

14. Stella Ziemke (The Dance Complex)

15. Ava McCraine (Larkin)

16. Savea Erickson (Woodbury)

17. Ysabella Hernandez (DelMonico Dance)

18. Sloane Edmonds (The Dallas Conservatory)

19. Ariya Hanselman (Minot Dance Alliance)

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My Year Of Dicks (2022) from Sara Gunnarsdottir on Vimeo.

ACADEMY AWARD ® NOMINEE - BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Hilarious and genre-mashing, an imaginative fifteen year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s. This charming, animated, retro-romantic-comedy pulls no punches with its female-forward look at sexual awakening. Created by Pamela Ribon from her critically-acclaimed memoir.

___________________ Instagram: @myyearofdicks Twitter: @myyearofdicks Website: myyearofdicks.com/

Commissioned by FX Productions Production Companies: Cat’s Pajamas / Wonder Killer ___________________

Created & Written by Pamela Ribon from her critically-acclaimed memoir "Notes to Boys (And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in Public)"

Directed by Sara Gunnarsdóttir

Produced by Jeanette Jeanenne

Music by Adam Blau

Sound Design by Trevor Gates

Animators: Josh Shaffner Grace Nayoon Rhee Amanda Bonaiuto Brian Smee Isabelle Aspin Kevin Eskew Cassie Shao

Cast: Pam - Brie Tilton Sam - Jackson Kelly Karina - Klarissa Hernandez Joey - Chris Elsenbroek David - Sterling Temple Howard Wally - Mical Trejo Robert - Sean Stack Clint - Dylan Darwish Dad - Chris Kelman Mom - Laura House Natalie - D Ribon Upton Diane - Martinique Duchene Kelly - Pamela Ribon Anais Nin - Pamela Ribon Teen Driver - Ira Carling

Backgrounds by Isabelle Aspin Simon Estrada CJ Walker

Cleanup and Color - Kyle Brooks

Compositing - Ethan Clarke

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Banned Books Week Day 5

It has been a week filled chock full of information and good books. We hope our posts gave you valuable information or encouraged you to get involved.

If you missed any of our book recommendations click below to find out our favorite banned books. 

Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

The hilarious and heartbreaking confessions of a figure skater turned collegiate hockey player who’s terrified of checking . . . and is desperately in love with the captain of his hockey team.

Eric Bittle is a former Georgia junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and amateur pâtissier. But as accomplished as he is, nothing could prepare him for his freshman year of playing hockey at the prestigious Samwell University in Samwell, Massachusetts. It’s nothing like co-ed club hockey back in the South! For one? There’s checking. Second, there is Jack—his very attractive but moody captain.

A collection of the first half of the mega-popular webcomic series of the same name, Check, Please!: # Hockey is the first in a hilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life.

If this novel appeals to you, show your support by visiting your local library or purchasing a copy at Bookshop.org.

Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

In this groundbreaking William C. Morris Award winner for a YA debut, Gabi’s life is a mess–her family, her friends, her attempts at a love life–but writing helps, especially since it turns out she’s pretty good at poetry.

Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year of high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy’s pregnancy, Sebastian’s coming out, the cute boys, her father’s meth habit, and the food she craves. And best of all, the poetry that helps forge her identity.

July 24

My mother named me Gabriella, after my grandmother who, coincidentally, didn’t want to meet me when I was born because my mother was unmarried, and therefore living in sin. My mom has told me the story many, many, MANY, times of how, when she confessed to my grandmother that she was pregnant with me, her mother beat her. BEAT HER! She was twenty-five. That story is the basis of my sexual education and has reiterated why it’s important to wait until you’re married to give it up. So now, every time I go out with a guy, my mom says, “Ojos abiertos, piernas cerradas.” Eyes open, legs closed. That’s as far as the birds and the bees talk has gone. And I don’t mind it. I don’t necessarily agree with that whole wait until you’re married crap, though. I mean, this is America and the 21st century; not Mexico one hundred years ago. But, of course, I can’t tell my mom that because she will think I’m bad. Or worse: trying to be White.

If this novel appeals to you, show your support by visiting your local library or purchasing a copy at Bookshop.org.

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

When Springville residents–at least the ones still alive–are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it.

An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she’s dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington.

After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High’s racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school’s first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it’s possible to have a normal life.

But some of her classmates aren’t done with her just yet. And what they don’t know is that Maddy still has another secret . . . one that will cost them all their lives.

If this novel appeals to you, show your support by visiting your local library or purchasing a copy at Bookshop.org.

The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

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. But at least here no one knows she’s gay, and Yami intends to keep it that way.

After 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. Granted, she’s never been great at any of those things, but that’s a problem for Future Yami.

The thing is, it’s hard to fake being straight when Bo, the only openly queer girl at school, is so annoyingly perfect. And smart. And talented. And cute. So cute. Either way, Yami isn’t going to make the same mistake again. If word got back to her mom, she could face a lot worse than rejection. So she’ll have to start asking, WWSGD: What would a straight girl do?

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.

If this novel appeals to you, show your support by visiting your local library or purchasing a copy at Bookshop.org.