The middle half of Yaqui Delgado focuses on building the story up for the end conflict. There aren't many major plot points that occur during this part of the book. The one major part being that Yaqui Delgado mugs Piddy on the street at the end of the reading.
Before being mugged, Piddy tried to avoid Yaqui and her friends whenever possible. When Yaqui got caught by the police for stealing, Piddy was happy that she had ISS or a suspension. She was in such a good mood that when she saw inappropriate words on a locker she covered it up with a drawing. She got caught and had to serve a Saturday detention. While there, she ran into Yaqui and knew that no matter what she did, she would not be able to stay away from her. Later, while at work, Yaqui's friends tell Piddy to meet Yaqui at the park to fight. Piddy doesn't go and Yaqui eventually mugs her on the street.
I feel that the bullying in the book is starting to become a bit over the top. This is the most extreme case of bullying possible. I don't think many bullies would be willing to fight on an open street and then proceed to rip the victim's clothes off. However, cases like these do happen and people do get hurt. I'm hoping that this open attack by Yaqui will end up being her downfall. With all of her friends taking pictures, hopefully one will post something on social media that will result in Yaqui being expelled.
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