Alondra, Gina Femia
Alondra, Gina Femia
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Alondra

Author: Gina Femia

Narrator: Aida Reluzco

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2023

Synopsis

In this contemporary YA coming-of-age novel from award-winning playwright Gina Femia, Alondra is a bisexual teen girl. She and her friends are wrestling their way through the summer—sometimes on the playgrounds of Coney Island, sometimes with their feelings and at home.Sixteen-year-old Alonda loves professional wrestling. So when she meets a group of teens with aspirations of wrestling fame in her Coney Island neighborhood, she couldn’t be happier. So as the ragtag team works to put on a show to remember, Alonda leaves behind her old self and becomes Alondra―the Fearless One.But with her conflicting feelings for King, the handsome leader of their group, and Lexi, the girl with the beautiful smile, Alonda has to ask herself: can she be as fearless outside of the ring as she is inside of it?

About Gina Femia

Gina Femia is an award-winning playwright and performer who has written over thirty plays that have been produced all over the United States. Gina writes narratives that explore the spectrum of queerness, particularly ones that embrace joy. Gina grew up in Brooklyn and still lives there with Freddy, the best husband. Alondra is the first novel Gina has written. FemiaGina.com

About Aida Reluzco

Aida Reluzco is a first-generation queer/LGBTQ+ American of Cuban and Filipino descent as well as a patron and contributor to the creative arts. Having received training in character studies, dialects, animation, and theater, she can usually be found enjoying life with her young family or reading.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 17, 2023

This was a fun YA summer romance featuring a bisexual teen girl who loves wrestling and finds a group of like-minded friends in her Coney Island neighborhood. Good on audio and recommended for fans of books like Tumble by Celia C. Perez.......more

Goodreads review by seasalted.citrus (Topaz, Oliver) on August 25, 2024

3.75 stars! I enjoyed this a lot more than I anticipated, which is great, since this has been on my TBR for a couple years. Though, the 3.75 instead of a 4.0 comes from the side characters not being as strong(and this is a character-focused contemporary with little plot), along with some of the dial......more

Goodreads review by Kayleen on February 08, 2023

I was scared that I was going to be confused because my best friend's name is Alondra, but thankfully that's not even her name so it eliminated the confusion. Other than that, I really enjoyed the book. There is a pretty large cast of characters and i really enjoyed all of them. Alonda's love for wr......more

Goodreads review by Stuart on May 01, 2023

Alonda--a shy, bisexual Coney Island teenager--is finishing up yet another school year, with the long, hot summer looming ahead. How she'll occupy her time she has no idea...until, that is, she looks out her window and sees a bunch of kids clumsily engaging in her one true passion: wrestling. PROFES......more

Goodreads review by Hoarding Books Herding Cats on April 13, 2023

Alonda Rivera loves wrestling; she lives and breathes wrestling. She can tell you all the stats about every pro wrestler, breakdown the trickiest of wrestling ring moves, and go on and on about why John Cana is amazing but not her favorite wrestler. A seventeen-year-old Coney Island native, Alonda i......more

Quotes

“There’s much to praise in this fast-paced and engaging debut, from the sense of found family that is part of Alonda’s life in multiple ways to the commentary on the impact of gentrification…A satisfying and joyful read.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Alonda’s determination to explore a bold new side of herself, and her gradual self-acceptance of her bisexuality, are immediately endearing, amounting to a sweetly introspective read.” Publishers Weekly

“Femia tackles friendship, love, sexuality, and grief deftly in this capture of a wrestling summer when everything changes.” Booklist

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