Booksology 
“Drowning Estela” by Rene Peña Govea
Estela Morales was accepted into one of San Francisco’s top high schools and is one of the only Latina girls in the school. Her only goal this year is to keep her head down and get through things. She doesn’t want a fight, even if her Spanish teacher is a subdued racist.
But then Estela won second place in the Latin Heritage Poetry Contest. Who hit her? Not Latin. Estela is currently embroiled in a city-wide debate over identity and diversity.
But that’s not all about her life this year. She and her family also face eviction.
With a tribute to Elizabeth Acevedo, this debut verse novel looks outstanding. —Kelly Jensen
More YA coming this month: Ramin Abbas has a big question (Ahmad Saber) Dragon and Nichiren (Three Worlds) Written by Amelie Wen Zhao,
