Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (25 page)

“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

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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.

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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