We have started to read Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, by Meg Medina, and so far it's not too bad. I do like that it has real life situations and it’s not a love story. I am not totally in love with this book, but I do think by the end of it I will be satisfied.
There is a lot to do with bullying so far. The main character, Piddy, is starting to to get bullied by some girl who she's never even talked to. To me it sounds crazy that someone would want to beat up this girl when she's never spoken to her before. Out of all the previous novels we’ve read, this one deals the most with bullying, but all three have had types of buying in them. Eleanor from Eleanor & Park was bullied by the kids at school because of her weight, Violet from Feed was somewhat bullied (in a less noticeable way) by Parks friends when they would make fun of her for being weird, and now Piddy is starting to be bullied by Yaqui and her friends.
Although I am not 100% sure of the financial situation that Piddy is facing, it does not seem that her and her mother have a lot of extra money. She appears to have more money than Eleanor or Violets family did, but she still doesn't seem very financially stable. All three of the girls are bullied, and all three of them have rough financial backgrounds. Could this be to say that there are ties between financial status and bullying?
I am a little surprised that Yaqui wants to beat up Piddy just because her boyfriend was looking at her. I feel like a lot of girls would just give someone a dirty look in this situation and not actually act out in any physical violence. Not that a ton of “violence” has happened yet. Yaqui stole Piddy's elephant necklace, and threw her milk at her, but hasn't “kicked her ass” yet. I am interested to keep reading to see how this book will progress, and I am hopeful for Piddy’s safety.
Although I think its silly to bully someone who you have never even talked to before- people can be... pretty ridiculous sometimes about why they feel its acceptable to do awful things. The smallest excuse can be magnified in someones head, and if they let it, can help them justify anything. Like Tina in Eleanor and Park, really, Tinas problem with Elanor was more a reflection on her- but she certainly didn't mind taking it out on Eleanor anyways.
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