In Peters’ first YA book, Antonia is a straight-laced fourteen year old counselling punk Jazz while also dealing with her own mother’s severe depression.
Publisher’s Description
From National Book Award Finalist Julie Anne Peters
This thoughtful, wry story is about two girls–a “punk” and a “prep”–who find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program and discover that they have some surprising things in common. A new reading-group guide written by the author is included in the back of this paperback edition.
Genre: Contemporary
Representation:
Gender:
Cis girls: Antonia, Jazz
Sexual Orientation:
Lesbian/Queer:Antonia, Jazz
Romantic Orientation:
Homoromantic:Antonia, Jazz
Race/Ethnicity:
White: Antonia, Jazz
Disability
Depression
Trigger warnings: substance use or alcoholism
Own voices: lesbian