With all these choices, Quique is sure to forget about Saleem in no time.īut as the summer heats up and his deep-seated fears and anxieties boil over, Quique soon realizes that getting over one guy by getting under a bunch of others may not have been the best laid plan and living his truth can come at a high cost. There’s stoner-jock Tyler Montana, who might be just as interested in Fabiola as he is in Quique straitlaced senior-class president, Ziggy Jackson and Manny Zuniga, who keeps looking at Quique like he’s carne asada fresh off the grill. Never mind that he has absolutely zero game. Never mind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola. Luckily, Quique’s prospects are each intriguing in their own ways. Get your copy here About THIS IS WHY THEY HATE US Enrique Quique Luna has one goal this summerget over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects.
And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is leaving LA for the summer to meet a girl his parents are trying to set him up with. Aceves, who is bisexual, deftly describes the coming-of-age experiences of his bisexual Chicano protagonist, thus injecting critical representation into YA literature. Aceves’ terrific debut young adult (YA) novel, This Is Why They Hate Us (2022, Simon & Schuster). Nevermind that he has absolutely zero game. Such is the life of Enrique Quique Luna, the protagonist in Aaron H. Chapter One CHAPTER ONE My thumb hovers over the exit button on the remote, poised to strike as soon as I hear the jingling of keys that means one of my parents is home from work. Nevermind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola.
Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer-get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects.
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