Luna

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Luna
By Julie Anne Peters
ISBN 0316733695
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004
248 pages
Young adult
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Annotation: Liam is your average boy until night time. At night, he transforms into a girl. Luna is the Finalist for the 2004 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. This book has also been chosen by the American Library Association for their 2009 Great Stories CLUB.[1]

Summary: Liam is a boy that is talented when it comes to computers. But underneath all this talent, is a girl wanting to come out of her hiding. After several years of embarrassment to his sister, who is the only one who knows besides his mom, Luna shows herself to the world. When Luna finally appears to her friends and family, will they accept her as she is? Or will they shun her for life? This book is written in Luna/Liam's sister's point of view.

Critique: Luna tells us that it is okay to be different. Show the world who you really are. The bad part about this book was that it focused on Regan, Luna's sister, half of the time. Luna was likable because he was afraid to tell his parents and the world about his identity but he still showed his family and friends who he was inside his soul. He was brave. This book is the Finalist for 2004 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. This novel sensitively portrays the life of a transgender teen through the eyes of a sympathetic younger sister.

Biography: Jules Anne Peters is the author of Define “Normal,” an ALA best Book for Young Adults. Winner of the Colorado Author’s League Top Hand Award. She lives in Lakewood, Colorado. She maintains a Website at http://julieannepeters.com/files/Index.htm#MyBooks

[1] The Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books) is a reading and discussion program designed to reach underserved and at-risk youth through books that are relevant to their lives.

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