I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>Shut Up, This Is Serious<\/strong> by Carolina Ixta<\/a>
Published by<\/strong> Quill Tree Books<\/a> on 1\/9\/24
Genres:<\/strong> Contemporary<\/a>, Realistic Fiction<\/a>, Young Adult<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 364
Format:<\/strong> ARC<\/a>
Source:<\/strong> Publisher
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Bel\u00e9n Dolores Itzel del Toro wants the normal stuff: to experience love or maybe have a boyfriend or at least just lose her virginity. But nothing is normal in East Oakland. Her father left her family. She\u2019s at risk of not graduating. And Leti, her super-Catholic, nerdy-ass best friend, is pregnant\u2014by the boyfriend she hasn\u2019t told her parents about, because he\u2019s Black, and her parents are racist.<\/p>\n

Things are hella complicated.<\/p>\n

Weighed by a depression she can\u2019t seem to shake, Bel\u00e9n helps Leti, hangs out with an older guy, and cuts a lot of class. She soon realizes, though, that distractions are only temporary. Leti is becoming a mother. Classmates are getting ready for college. But what about Bel\u00e9n? What future is there for girls like her? <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t