My Invented Life by Lauren Bjorkman
I am also using this blog to point out interesting, thought/discussion-provoking passages in the books included in the donation package. The first book to get some attention is Lauren Bjorkman’s My...
View ArticleLuna by Julie Anne Peters
Next up on the book discussion docket is Luna by Julie Anne Peters. A little description: Told from the perspective of Regan, the sister of a transgender Male-To-Female (MTF) youth named Luna, this...
View ArticleMalinda Lo on Cross-Dressing and Queerness in Ash
Ash is another amazing book included in the Out Books donation, and while tackling the onslaught that is unread Google Reader feeds, I came across an insightful blog post written by Malinda Lo. Here...
View ArticleApril Lurie’s The Less-Dead
First, a brief overview of April Lurie’s The Less-Dead: Set in Austin, Texas, this novel mixes murder, religion, and queer identity in an effort to demonstrate the importance of acceptance and love...
View ArticleKirstin Cronn-Mills, Flux, & Other Nice Things
What do these amazing books have in common? A-They are all published by Flux out of the great Woodbury, Minnesota. B- They are all well-written, powerful pieces of Queer YA fiction. C- Flux donated...
View ArticleCris Beam’s I AM J
Good ole book description: This novel follows J in New York City as he comes out to family and friends as a female-to-male (FTM) transperson. J comes from a Jewish and Puerto Rican background and...
View ArticleNancy Garden and Annie on My Mind
Enter Nancy Garden. A great writer, activist, historian, teacher, speaker. You name it. I’m here today to try to do justice to a classic in LGBTQ YA fiction. Annie on My Mind, first published in 1982,...
View ArticleSKIM
A set of donated Queer YA books can never really be complete without a kick-ass graphic novel, so I present Skim written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. Here is a description to...
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