Sonora Reyes Explained

Birth Place:Arizona, USA
Language:English
Genre:Young adult fiction
Notableworks:The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
Occupation:Novelist

Sonora Reyes is an American author of young adult fiction.

Reyes's debut, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School, was published by Balzer + Bray in May 2022.[1] The novel predominantly deals with homophobia,[2] and follows a teen girl as she develops her first crush on another girl who is open about her own queerness and speaks up against homophobic teachers.[3] Among other honors, the novel was a finalists for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[4]

Their sophomore novel, The Luis Ortega Survival Club, was published by Balzer + Bray in 2023.[5] The novel is about teenage girls who had nonconsensual sexual encounters and aim to expose the perpetrator together. Reyes considers the book to be a personal revenge fantasy.[6]

In a 2023 interview with Publishers Weekly, Reyes stated they were working on an adult novel.

Reyes is a queer second generation immigrant[7] and was born and raised in Arizona.[8] They went to Catholic school, which they say inspired their novels in terms of cathartically writing about what they experienced there.

Reyes currently lives in Arizona. They are autistic[9] and use "they/them" pronouns.

Awards and honors

The Chicago Public Library included The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School on their list of the best yound adult novels of 2022.[10] The following year, it was included on Young Adult Library Services Association's list of Teens' Top Ten.[11]

The Luis Oretga Survival Club is a Junior Library Guild book.[12]

Year! scope="col"
TitleAwardResult
2022The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic SchoolGoodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction[13]
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
2023Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult Literature[14]
Pura Belpré Award[15] [16]
Walter Dean Myers Award[17]
William C. Morris Award[18]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-04-07 . The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes . 2024-06-01 . . 2024-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513201053/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780063060234 . live .
  2. Web site: Jones . Iyana . Q & A with Sonora Reyes . 2023-12-08 . . en . 2023-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605190848/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/92343-q-a-with-sonora-reyes.html . live .
  3. Web site: 2022-06-01 . I Wish I Had 'The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School' as a Teen . 2023-12-08 . ELLE . en-US . 2023-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230501051456/https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a40118765/sonora-reyes-lesbianas-guide-to-catholic-school-essay/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2022-10-05 . National Book Award Finalists Announced . 2024-06-01 . . 2023-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231205192436/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4332 . live .
  5. Web site: 2023-04-06 . The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes . 2024-06-01 . Publishers Weekly.
  6. Web site: Comment . Amanda MacGregor Leave a . 2023-05-22 . Hate Away, Friends, a guest post by Sonora Reyes . 2023-12-08 . Teen Librarian Toolbox . en-US . 2023-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208091756/https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2023/05/22/hate-away-friends-a-guest-post-by-sonora-reyes/ . live .
  7. Web site: Sonora Reyes . 2023-12-08 . . en-US . 2023-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208091757/https://www.nationalbook.org/people/sonora-reyes/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2023-09-19 . Latinx Heritage Month Opening Ceremony Happening @ Michigan . 2023-12-08 . events.umich.edu . en . 2023-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208091758/https://events.umich.edu/event/110963 . live .
  9. 1261812693259833344 . SonoraReyes . In honor of Avatar The Last Airbender getting put on Netflix, I figured now is as good a time as any to share all the reasons why I, an autistic person, believe Zuko from atla is autistic. There are a LOT of reasons, so get ready :) ATLA SPOILERS AHEAD (1/?) . Sonora . Reyes . 17 May 2020 . 10 April 2024 .
  10. Web site: Best Teen Fiction of 2022 . 2024-06-01 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2023 Teens' Top Ten Winners . 2024-06-01 . Young Adult Library Services Association . . en . 2024-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516054759/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2023-teens-top-ten-winners . live .
  12. Web site: The Luis Ortega Survival Club . 2024-06-01 . . en . 2024-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601022147/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-luis-ortega-survival-club-9780063060302j . live .
  13. Web site: The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School . 2024-06-01 . . en . 2024-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204142941/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58842731-the-lesbiana-s-guide-to-catholic-school . live .
  14. Web site: Alquist . Pierce . 2023-06-12 . 2023 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced . 2024-06-01 . BOOK RIOT . en-US . 2024-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228202804/https://bookriot.com/2023-lambda-literary-award-winners/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2021-03-24 . Pura Belpré Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514133550/https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpre . 2023-05-14 . 2023-05-01 . Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . en.
  16. Web site: Roback . Diane . Kantor . Emma . Jones . Iyana . 2023-01-30 . Luqman-Dawson, Salati, and Tahir Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards . 2024-06-01 . . en . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330172310/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/91407-luqman-dawson-salati-and-tahir-win-newbery-caldecott-printz-awards.html . live .
  17. Web site: Jones . Iyana . 2023-01-10 . 2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced . 2024-06-01 . . en . 2023-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209102008/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/91267-2023-walter-dean-myers-awards-announced.html . live .
  18. Web site: 2012-02-27 . Morris Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514133051/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award . 2023-05-14 . 2023-05-01 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.

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