Algonquin Young Readers

“I wanted what he Diego had. I needed to play on a team like that, to feel the love of the fans. I needed the chance to do something impossible and amazing. To be great.”
― Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

“I’ll rescue myself. No one will ever lock me up in a tower.”
― Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

“Rosario showed a different face depending on how you looked at her. She changed when you saw her from a bus, or a luxury car, or your own feet.”
― Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

“I’d leave this house the first chance I got, but not by chasing after a boy, including my brother. I’d do it on my own terms, following my dreams, not someone else’s.”
― Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia