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Macy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed," but Macy isn't interested in how others define her. She's got more pressing problems: her mom can't move off the couch, her dad's in prison, her brother's been kidnapped by Child Protective Services, and now her best friend isn't speaking to her. Writing in a dictionary format, Macy explains the world in her own termscomplete with gritty characters and outrageous endeavors. With an honesty that's both hilarious and fearsome, slowly Macy reveals why she acts out, why she can't tell her incarcerated father that her mom's cheating on him, and why her best friend needs protection . . . the kind of protection that involves Macy's machete.
About the Author
NoNieqa Ramos is an educator, literary activist, and writer of "intense" literature. She wrote the THE DISTURBED GIRL'S DICTIONARY, a 2018 New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, a 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection, and a 2019 In the Margins Award Top Ten pick. It earned starred reviews from Booklist, Voya, and Foreword. Lilliam Rivera, author of DEALING in DREAMS, selected THE TRUTH IS as a Bustle Book Club selection, and called it "a gorgeous novel about privilege and prejudice, love and loss, grief and gratitude." Versify will publish her debut picture book BEAUTY WOKE spring 2021 and YOUR MAMA fall 2021. She is a proud member of LAS MUSAS BOOKS www.lasmusasbooks.com. For more information about NoNieqa, check out https://nonieqaramos.com
