The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he'll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania.But when...
Historical Fiction
Malinda Lo Wins the National Book Award for “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” – and Calls for Support “to keep our stories on the shelves.”
screen shot of the School Library Journal article on Malinda Lo's win and speech It's exciting when a writer you admire, with a book you thought was awesome, wins a big award. When it's a fellow Queer YA writer, with a Queer YA Historical Fiction that shines a light...
Before We Disappear – Two Teen Guys, Assistants to Rival Magicians, Might Be Falling For Each Other in 1909, Seattle
Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson Jack Nevin’s clever trickery and moral flexibility have served him well his entire life—making him the perfect assistant to the Enchantress, one of the most well-known stage magicians in early-twentieth-century Europe....
Last Night at the Telegraph Club – YA Historical Fiction About a Chinese American Teenage Girl Falling in Love with Another Girl in 1954 San Francisco
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo “That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.” And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: “Have you...