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As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman
4.0
funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

 Story of a black queer middle schooler on a christian-feminist(?) hiking trip with a bunch of white (or white-passing) kids & counselors. Narratively has the feel of a short story or novella. Probably would have been good for me to read at whatever age level it is. Reinforces my feeling that for me as a kid, a group trip (such as scouts, church, school, etc) with a bunch of other kids my age would have been terrifying for me (and I don’t even have any sort of “otherness” placed on me!).