Luna: A Novel - Softcover

Peters, Julie Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316011274 ISBN 13: 9780316011273

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers US, 2007

Synopsis

In Peters's critically acclaimed novel, she explores another neglected but important issue: the inspirational story of a transgendered teen. Luna confronts the mystery, the confusion and the struggles of gender identity in this profound, heartbreaking, yet ultimately heartening story. Through the eyes of his sixteen-year-old sister Regan, struggling with her own adolescence, we witness Liam resolve to stop hiding in his basement bedroom, and become Luna to the outside world.

This groundbreaking novel paves the way towards understanding the demands put upon a transgender and challenges us all to embrace our identities.

About this title

Review:

'Peters writes her characters with care and complecity. Regan's clumsy new romance and Luna's coming out to a lifelong friends who's in love with Liam shiver with tenuousness, but find hope' - Kirkus Reviews
'A thoughtful novel about a brilliant, determined, transgendered teenager' - THE NEW YORK TIMES
'This novel breaks new ground in young adult literature with a sensitive and poignant portrayal' - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Book Description:

A thoughtful novel about a brilliant, determined, transgendered teenager. A National Book Award Finalist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers US
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0316011274
• ISBN 13: 9780316011273
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256