Skip to main content
Zoom the image with the mouse

La formación de Yolanda la bruja: (The Making of Yolanda La Bruja Spanish Edition)

by Lorraine Avila (Author),

ISBN: 9781646142781
Bulk Pricing: Buy in bulk and save
List Price: $12.99
Buy More. Save More.
We are happy to assist you with this order size.
    Special Offers Available
    Free shipping on orders over $95
    Buy one with 1% offer on sale price
    Buy New
    Hurry! Only left
    Your Price:
    $12.99 Save
    Subtotal for copies =
    Request a PDF Quote Details
    Tooltip text

    Free shipping on orders over $95

    Price Match Guarantee. Details.

    Buy More. Save More.
    We are happy to assist you with this order size.
      Image coming soon
      As low as $12.99

      La formación de Yolanda la bruja (9781646142781)

      Levine Querido

      We can help you leverage the power of books

      Customer Service

      Connect with a dedicated account manager who is there every step of the way.

      Price Match Guarantee

      If you see better pricing elsewhere on your desired quantity, we will price match so you can be sure to get the best pricing.

      Free Shipping

      Enjoy free ground shipping on your order of $95 or more!

      Brand New Guarantee

      We only sell books that are brand new and protect that with a guarantee.

      Customization

      From author signatures to marketing inserts, custom packaging to brand stickers, we can help take your book marketing to the next level.

      Learn more about ordering
      Details
      Elizabeth Acevedo ha dicho que leer a Lorraine Ávila se siente como un “UPPERCUT a los sentidos”. Nunca te has encontrado con un autor con una prosa de esta sensibilidad y fuego.

      Yolanda Álvarez está teniendo un buen año. Comienza a sentirse como en casa en la Secundaria Julia De Burgos, su escuela en el Bronx. Tiene a su mejor amiga Victory, y tal vez algo con José, un jevito de último año que está conociendo mejor. Confía en que su iniciación en la tradición de brujas de su familia sucederá pronto.

      Pero mientras tanto, un muchacho blanco, hijo de un político, aparece en la Secundaria Julia De Burgos y su energía es rarísima. Y la iniciación de Yolanda comienza con una serie de inquietantes visiones que revelan una amenaza de violencia por parte de este muchacho. ¿Cómo puede Yolanda proteger a su comunidad en un mundo que no la escucha? Solo con la sabiduría y el amor de su familia, amigos y comunidad (y las Bruja Diosas, sus ancestros y guías).

      La formación de Yolanda la bruja es el libro que este país, que lucha contra la plaga de la violencia armada, necesita desesperadamente, pero que pocos podrían escribir. Aquí Lorraine Ávila nos trae una historia nacida
      de la intersección de la raza, la justicia, la educación y la espiritualidad que cautivará a los lectores en todas partes.

      RECONOCIMIENTO

      ★ “Un retrato nítidamente representado... No se pueden perder el impactante debut de Ávila”. —Booklist (reseña estelar)

      ★ “Desvergonzadamente político... Un debut notable y bellamente elaborado”. —Kirkus (reseña estelar)

      ★ “Lleno de suspenso... Una protagonista audazmente caracterizada cuyas identidades interseccionales como una persona de color queer y sorda informan su voz narrativa aguda y su convicción sobre la lucha contra el racismo dentro de su comunidad”. —Publishers Weekly (reseña estelar)

      ★ “Ávila construye un personaje multidimensional con Yoyo... y le da un mundo completo y natural para habitar, entretejiendo español y una dinámica familiar maravillosamente compleja... Yoyo sabe que debe ser ‘mágica’ para sobrevivir, y lo es”. —Shelf Awareness (reseña estelar)

      “Impresionante y urgente. [Ávila] aborda el racismo, la violencia y la injusticia con una mezcla de magia, espiritualidad y cuidado que pocos han intentado, y lo hace con éxito cautivador”. —Ms. Magazine

      “Explora la violencia armada, la raza, la justicia, la educación y la espiritualidad, que sostiene este libro como un dosel, que encierra y expone capas de negritud y el crecimiento y el sentido de pertenencia que la comunidad puede brindar”. —Al Día

      “Una historia necesaria sobre la violencia armada, la raza y la educación”. —Refinery29

      “Fascinante... representa con destreza la realidad de crecer como una adolescente latinx negra en medio de la violencia racial y la agitación social... Ávila demuestra cuidadosamente la tremenda fuerza en la comunidad de Yolanda y las raíces profundas de su vida espiritual, que la mantienen arraigada a medida que profundiza en todos sus poderes”. —Horn Book

      ***

      Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an “UPPERCUT to the senses.” You've never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire.

      Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home at Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with José, a senior boy she’s getting to know. She’s confident her initiation into her family’s bruja tradition will happen soon.

      But then a white boy, the son of a politician, appears at Julia De Burgos High, and his vibes are off. And Yolanda’s initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesn’t listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community – and the Bruja Diosas, her ancestors and guides.

      The Making of Yolanda la Bruja is the book this country, struggling with the plague of gun violence, so desperately needs, but which few could write. Here Lorraine Avila brings a story born from the intersection of race, justice, education, and spirituality that will capture readers everywhere.

      P R A I S E

      Common Sense Media Selection for Teens

      ★ “Inspiring… full of heart and spirituality.”
      —Shelf-Awareness (starred)

      ★ "A sharply rendered portrait...Avila's striking debut is not to be missed."
      —Booklist (starred)

      ★ “Unabashedly political…A remarkable, beautifully rendered debut.”
      —Kirkus (starred)

      ★ “Suspenseful…A boldly characterized protagonist whose intersectional identities as a queer and Deaf person of color informs her sharp-witted narrative voice and conviction around combatting racism within her community.”
      —Publishers Weekly (starred)

      “Impressive and urgent. [Avila] takes on racism, violence and injustice with a mix of magic, spirituality and care that few have attempted—and she’s captivatingly successful.”
      —Ms. Magazine

      “Explores gun violence, race, justice, education, and spirituality, which holds this book like a canopy, enclosing and exposing layers of Blackness and the growth and sense of belonging community can provide.”
      —Al Dia

      “A necessary story about gun violence, race, and education.”
      —Refinery29

      “Gripping…skillfully depicts the reality of growing up as a Black Latinx teen in the midst of racial violence and social upheaval… Avila carefully demonstrates the tremendous strength in Yolanda’s community and the deep roots of her spiritual life, which keep her grounded as she steps into her full power.”
      —Horn Book

      The book, La formación de Yolanda la bruja (9781646142781) [Order Bulk Books, Wholesale, Quantity Discount] with ISBN# 9781646142781 in by Lorraine Avila, Mechi Annaís Estévez Cruz, may be ordered in class sets of books and bulk children's books for your classroom novel set needs. Minimum orders start at copies.

      Product details

      Author: Lorraine Avila
      Publisher: Levine Querido
      Contributors: Mechi Annaís Estévez Cruz,
      Publication Date: 02/06/2024
      Language: Spanish
      Pages: 384
      ISBN: 1646142780
      Author: Lorraine Avila
      Publisher: Levine Querido
      Contributors: Mechi Annaís Estévez Cruz,
      Publication Date: 02/06/2024
      Language: Spanish
      Pages: 384
      ISBN: 1646142780

      GMA connects authors, speakers, and talent with the right people at the right time.

      Learn More