Sonora Reyes | |
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Born | Arizona, USA |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Notable works | The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School |
Website | |
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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. [2] 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. [2]
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. [2]
Reyes currently lives in Arizona. They are autistic [9] and use they/them pronouns. [6]
The Chicago Public Library included The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School on their list of the best young 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 | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School | Goodreads Choice Award | Young Adult Fiction | Nominated | [13] |
National Book Award | Young People's Literature | Finalist | [4] [7] | ||
2023 | Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards | Young Adult Fiction | Finalist | ||
Lambda Literary Award | Young Adult Literature | Won | [14] | ||
Pura Belpré Award | Young Adult Author | Honor | [15] [16] | ||
Walter Dean Myers Award | Teen | Honor | [17] | ||
William C. Morris Award | — | Finalist | [16] [18] |