Content warnings: alcohol abuse/alcoholism, sexual harassment by an authority figure, parental neglect, bullying Middletown by Sarah Moon is a middle-grade/on-the-cusp-of-YA novel about 13-year-old Eli, whose mom’s stint in court-ordered rehab leaves her and her 17-year-old sister alone. Eli and her sister Anna are desperate not to be split up, so they lie. They claim their auntRead More
SPONSORED REVIEW: Middletown by Sarah Moon
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Eli and Anna know the routine. The cops come to the door in the middle of the night, Eli tries to look as young and adorable as possible, then Anna puts on eyeliner, grabs a beer from the fridge, and tries to sweet talk them into looking theRead More
Ashley reviews The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves edited by Sarah Moon
It is a truth universally acknowledged that LGBTQ teenagers must be in want of queer mentors. Thanks to Editor Sarah Moon, it’s now possible for them to glean the wisdom of a variety of LGBT role models in just one trip to the library. The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves is aRead More