Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (25 page)
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Authors: Meg Medina
“No pierdas la clave,”
she whispers to me. Don’t miss the beat. She hugs me close when the music ends.
And I know I’ve found my rhythm at last — strong and simple, constant and mine.
With great appreciation to the following people:
Eric Elfman, Lia Keyes, and Veronica Rossi for their careful reading and thoughtful feedback as I worked on this manuscript
Ada Fernandez McGuire for answering so many questions about school discipline
Jen Rofé, my agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency, for taking care of business
Kate Fletcher, my wonderful editor, and the whole team at Candlewick Press for the many ways they continue to make me a better writer
And most of all, my family for loving me and for always believing.
Also by Meg Medina
Hardcover ISBN 978-0-7636-4602-8
Also available as an e-book and in audio
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2013 by Margaret Medina
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2013
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2012943645
ISBN 978-0-7636-5859-5 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-7636-6354-4 (electronic)
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