The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

Sixteen-year-old Yamilet Flores arrives at a mostly white, wealthy Catholic school determined to keep her brother out of trouble, make her mom proud, and, above all, stay closeted. When a crush outs her, she vows not to fall again, but Bo, the unapologetically queer star student, is impossibly magnetic and upends everything she thought she could control. Funny and fierce, Yami's voice cuts between sharp comic timing and heartbreaking honesty as she grapples with faith, family expectations, and the ache of wanting someone who might change everything. By turns searing and warm, this coming of age story explores desire, belonging, and the messy, beautiful work of becoming who you were always meant to be.

~ Included for centering a queer Mexican American protagonist whose humor and vulnerability illuminate the pressures of cultural and religious expectations while celebrating first love and found family ~