Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara DoleThere are only a few books I would go back and revisit to review, this is one of them. 17 yr old Laura gets kicked out of Catholic school, after a nun discovers a love letter from her girlfriend and reads it to the entire class. Laura's mother kicks her out for being a degenerate. Laura moves in with her best friend Soli and her mother Viva. Away from home Laura explores her sexual identity. Slowly becoming a part of the gay and lesbian community.
Everything I loved about this story the first time, still holds true the second time around. Laura is a great main character. You can feel her struggle to find where she fits. As well as come to terms with her mother's feelings. There are also some great and very supportive secondary characters. Through everyone's story Dole introduces the reader very naturally to the Cuban gay scene. The stories flow is beautiful and is not hindered by the basic cultural and LGBT references the author had to use since its the first (and still only) YA novel featuring a lesbian Latina. Down to the Bone is a damn good first. It's damn good period.
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