WELCOME/BIENVENIDOS

I am a Pura Belpré Honor Award recipient and Dominican-American poet, playwright, author, translator, and audio book narrator of several books for children and adults and I’m so glad you’ve found me! To learn more about who I am and what I do, check out the About Me page.

The Story of My anger
Coming…9/16/25

★ "A powerful love letter to finding and using your voice, this story will resonate deeply with those who struggle to feel seen and nurtured, particularly young women of color... A compelling drama with a firecracker protagonist that stuns with its strikingly beautiful writing." —Kirkus, starred review

★ "The perfect read for teens who are being impacted by book banning and other sociopolitical changes."
—Booklist, starred review

The Pura Belpré Honor Award winning author of Aniana del Mar Jumps In makes her YA debut with a powerful novel-in-verse about a Texas teen who is battling racism in her theatre program and book banning efforts by her town’s school board.

“Part verse novel and part stage play in three acts, this cleverly formed story is told through stanzas of Yulieta’s first-person narration, interspersed with scripted vignettes...timely in its realism, the book ends with a hopeful note about the significance of unheard stories that need to be told.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Passionate text that braids together Spanish and English deftly depicts Yuli’s journey from an aspiring actor in the wings of the real world to the fearless ‘leading lady’ of her own life.” - Publishers Weekly