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A master of award-winning queer historical fiction, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley brings to life an emotionally captivating story about the lives of...
A master of award-winning queer historical fiction, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley brings to life an emotionally captivating story about the lives of two teen girls living in an age when just being yourself was an incredible act of bravery.
It's summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy Larson can't be herself anywhere. Not at her strict Christian high school, not at her conservative Orange County church and certainly not at home, where her ultrareligious aunt relentlessly organizes antigay political campaigns. Tammy's only outlet is writing secret letters in her diary to gay civil rights activist Harvey Milk...until she's matched with a real-life pen pal who changes everything.
Sharon Hawkins bonds with Tammy over punk music and carefully shared secrets, and soon their letters become the one place she can be honest. The rest of her life in San Francisco is full of lies. The kind she tells for others--like helping her gay brother hide the truth from their mom--and the kind she tells herself. But as antigay fervor in America reaches a frightening new pitch, Sharon and Tammy must rely on their long-distance friendship to discover their deeply personal truths, what they'll stand for...and who they'll rise against.
Author: Robin Talley
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Published: 03/31/2020
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781335146779
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 02/24/2020
School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 113
Booklist 02/15/2020 pg. 83
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2020 - Recommended - Readable
About the Author
Talley, Robin: - Robin Talley studied literature and communications at American University. She lives in Washington, DC, with her wife, but visits both Boston and New York regularly despite her moral opposition to Massachusetts winters and Times Square. Her first book was 2014's Lies We Tell Ourselves. Visit her online at robintalley.com or on Twitter at @robin_talley.
It's summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy Larson can't be herself anywhere. Not at her strict Christian high school, not at her conservative Orange County church and certainly not at home, where her ultrareligious aunt relentlessly organizes antigay political campaigns. Tammy's only outlet is writing secret letters in her diary to gay civil rights activist Harvey Milk...until she's matched with a real-life pen pal who changes everything.
Sharon Hawkins bonds with Tammy over punk music and carefully shared secrets, and soon their letters become the one place she can be honest. The rest of her life in San Francisco is full of lies. The kind she tells for others--like helping her gay brother hide the truth from their mom--and the kind she tells herself. But as antigay fervor in America reaches a frightening new pitch, Sharon and Tammy must rely on their long-distance friendship to discover their deeply personal truths, what they'll stand for...and who they'll rise against.
Author: Robin Talley
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Published: 03/31/2020
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781335146779
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 02/24/2020
School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 113
Booklist 02/15/2020 pg. 83
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2020 - Recommended - Readable
About the Author
Talley, Robin: - Robin Talley studied literature and communications at American University. She lives in Washington, DC, with her wife, but visits both Boston and New York regularly despite her moral opposition to Massachusetts winters and Times Square. Her first book was 2014's Lies We Tell Ourselves. Visit her online at robintalley.com or on Twitter at @robin_talley.