The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

By: Sonora Reyes

Narrated by: Karla Serrato

National Book Award Finalist * William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist * Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Year * Walter Honor Award Winner * Pura Belpré Honor Book * Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Young Adult

A sharply funny and moving debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love and learning to celebrate her true self. Perfect for fans of Erika L. Sánchez, Leah Johnson, and Gabby Rivera.

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.

Relatable

I love it, I started the book yesterday and couldn’t stop reading a roller coaster of emotions, it reminded so much of my relationship with my parents, also the relationship with my siblings.

Nostalgia for the kinds of stories I wanted in the 1990s

When I came out there was nothing like this circling at local bookstores. Queer characters were hard to find, you’d get the occasional shout out in sci-fi, or by going to much more adult books, and none of those characters were BIPOC. A big thank you to Sonora Reyes for writing a piece that shows queer kids falling in love, struggling with many of the problems of queer youth today, working to represent mental illness, and teaching allies a way they can stand up for their QBIPOC friends.

Loved this book

First book I heard on audible and I loved it first book I could really relate to definitely will be reading more from this author

Such a cute book

Had me laughing out loud more than once. Great performance by the narrator as well. A beautiful, relatable story.

Phenomenal

An awesome intersectional novel full of charm, humor, love, culture, family and friendship. I highly recommend