American writer
Sonora Reyes is an American author of young adult fiction. 
Career.
Reyes's debut, "The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School", was published by Balzer + Bray in May 2022. The novel predominantly deals with homophobia, 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. Among other honors, the novel was a finalists for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Their sophomore novel, "The Luis Ortega Survival Club," was published by Balzer + Bray in 2023. The novel is about teenage girls who had nonconsensual sexual encounters and aim to expose the perpetrator together. Reyes considers the book to be a personal revenge fantasy.
In a 2023 interview with "Publishers Weekly", Reyes stated they were working on an adult novel.
Reyes is a queer second generation immigrant and was born and raised in Arizona. They went to Catholic school, which they say inspired their novels in terms of cathartically writing about what they experienced there.
Reyes currently lives in Arizona. They are autistic and use "they/them" pronouns.
Awards and honors.
The Chicago Public Library included "The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School" on their list of the best yound adult novels of 2022. The following year, it was included on Young Adult Library Services Association's list of Teens' Top Ten.
"The Luis Oretga Survival Club" is a Junior Library Guild book.
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