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Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
3.0

This book wasn’t at all what I expected (the cover? siblings. who would have thought!!!) — it covered mental illness and family dynamics and sexuality through the lives of Little (Suzette, a Black, Jewish, bi teen) and Lion (Lionel, a redheaded Jewish teen with newly diagnosed bipolar disorder). I love seeing books with characters that reflect real life, with real struggles (such as navigating meds and therapy and psych visits, or exploring sexuality and crushes and what to do with it all). YA books do this so well! I wanted a biiiiit more character development but it was solid for sure.