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Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief
Minor: Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
What I liked: various combinations of queer families, kids dealing with real world problems, casual queerness and a setting that was open and welcoming for all types of queer people
What didn't work: there was so much packed into so little real estate. For just under 200 pages, I wanted more from everyone. With so many characters and storylines, nothing was truly given enough time to breathe and I felt like the scenes jumped from one to the other so quickly there wasn't enough time to sit with each character and interaction
I do recommend this for middle grade readers looking for a story about all different types of queer people and families and I do like that the young characters had agency. I just didn't love the structure and thought it would have been better focused on 1-2 characters or been 100 pages longer to give more space for everyone
Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy
My only issue with this was the writing itself— it felt like it needed another pass with the editor
Overall I liked this story and Graham’s dedication to carving her way and making space for others in spaces where not everyone is welcome and celebrated
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, War
I liked the different perspectives of various ways and conflicting experiences of being trans. I also loved the unlikely friendships within this story
Highly recommend!
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Deportation
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism
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Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Classism
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Torture, Islamophobia, Kidnapping
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Sexism, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Car accident