I was beyond ecstatic to get to be apart of this tour by TBR and Beyond Tours. I've been interested in this book since I first heard of it and being allowed an eARC to read the book was amazing!
About
The Book: Editors/Authors: Katherine Locke & Nicole Melleby Pub. Date: October 5, 2021 Publisher: Knopf Genres: Middle Grade, LGBT, Anthology Pages: ~290 Purchase Links:
The first LGBTQIA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, including realistic, fantasy, and sci-fi stories by authors like Justina Ireland, Marieke Nijkamp, Alex Gino, and more!
My Rating: 5/5 stars
About the Editors:
Katherine Locke lives and writes in a small town outside Philadelphia, where they’re ruled by their feline overlords and their addiction to chai lattes. They write about that which they cannot do: ballet, magic, and time travel. They secretly believes all stories are fairytales in disguise. Their YA debut, THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON, arrived September 2017 from Albert Whitman
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A boyband fandom becomes a conduit to coming out. A former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect. One nonbinary kid searches for an inclusive athletic community after quitting gymnastics. Another
nonbinary kid, who happens to be a pirate, makes a wish that comes true–but not how they thought
it would. A tween girl navigates a crush on her friend’s mom. A young witch turns herself into a
puppy to win over a new neighbor. A trans girl empowers her online bestie to come out.
From wind-breathing dragons to first crushes, This Is Our Rainbow features story after story of joyful,proud LGBTQIA+ representation. You will fall in love with this insightful, poignant anthology of queer fantasy, historical, and contemporary stories from authors including: Eric Bell, Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Ashley Herring Blake, Lisa Bunker, Alex Gino, Justina Ireland, Shing Yin Khor, Katherine Locke, Mariama J. Lockington, Nicole Melleby, Marieke Nijkamp, Claribel A. Ortega, Mark Oshiro, Molly Knox Ostertag, Aisa Salazar, and AJ Sass.
My Review:
I was beyond ecstatic when I was accepted into a book tour for this book. I received an eARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. I read this book in chunks to make sure that I was able to fully take in the stories in this book.
There are 16 stories in this book that range in genre and identity. Fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary, gay, lesbian, transgender. I love it so much. I couldn’t have even dreamt of a book like this when I was younger, and I could cry thinking about what this book might mean to kids growing up.
I don’t think there was a single story in this book that I didn’t love. I did have a couple of favorites though. I absolutely adored A.J. Sass’s story, Mark Oshiro’s story was amazing, and I fell in love with Shing Yin Khor’s graphic novel story.
I am struggling to find the words to review this book with, especially since I want to avoid any spoilers so that everyone can come in fresh with this book. So, a spoiler-ish free review: some of these stories were sad or had sad moments but for the most part I thought that this book was full of love and acceptance and joy. Not all of them, but I would say most of them.
I thought this book and these stories were absolutely amazing and I plan to reread this whenever I’m in the mood for a good story. I feel a bit bad about how short this review is, but I really want to avoid spoiling any of these stories. They were all so amazing and beautiful in their own ways that I don't want to accidentally give anything away.
Nicole Melleby, a born-and-bread Jersey native, is an award-winning children’s author. Her middle grade books have been Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, and have earned the Skipping Stones Honor Award, as well as being a 2020 Kirkus Reviews best book of the year. Her debut novel, Hurricane Season, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. She currently teaches college literature and creative writing, and spends most of her free time roller skating. She lives with her wife and their cat, whose need for attention oddly aligns with Nicole’s writing schedule
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