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Original Title:	Luna
ISBN:	0316011274 (ISBN13: 9780316011273)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2006), Colorado Book Award for Young Adult (2005), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2004), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2007)

Luna Paperback | Pages: 248 pages

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Title	:	Luna
Author	:	Julie Anne Peters
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 248 pages
Published	:	February 1st 2006 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published 2004)
Categories	:	Young Adult. LGBT. Fiction. GLBT. Queer

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A groundbreaking novel about a transgender teen, selected as a National Book Award Finalist!
Regan's brother Liam can't stand the person he is during the day. Like the moon from whom Liam has chosen his female name, his true self, Luna, only reveals herself at night. In the secrecy of his basement bedroom Liam transforms himself into the beautiful girl he longs to be, with help from his sister's clothes and makeup. Now, everything is about to change: Luna is preparing to emerge from her cocoon. But are Liam's family and friends ready to welcome Luna into their lives?
Compelling and provocative, this is an unforgettable novel about a transgender teen's struggle for self-identity and acceptance.

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Ratings: 3.84 From 20676 Users | 1492 Reviews

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Julie Ann Peterss LUNA, published in 2004, was one of the first stories about a teenager transitioning.Liam is transitioning from his assigned gender to her real identity as Luna. Only her younger sister Regan knows. Regan tells the story of her brothers transformation, suicidal feelings, eagerness to live authentically, bullying and parental gender expectations. Regan risks everything to support her brother (she uses brother and sister/he and she, interchangeably depending on whether her

I am so glad this book exists! While working in a public library a few years back, I came across Luna, and have recommended it a hundred times over ever since. It is one of the few young adult books I have seen so far that addresses the reality/experience of transgender teens, which has been needed for years! (Before this book, it was the Francesca Lia Block books that I would love for addressing queer youth experience. They are classics and address issues of gender for sure, but I appreciate

This was quite a short book but it told a really interesting story about a girl's relationship with her transgender sister.Regan's older sister, Luna, can only come out at night. Because by day, she's trapped in the body of Liam, a boy constantly under pressurre from the people in his small town to be more of a man, do sports and other gender-conforming crap.This book really focusses on Regan's story and how Luna's transition affects her, as well as the stuff she's going through at school. Her

My 5 star rating may be a little misleading.In a [future?] world where hundreds of great lit (YA and otherwise) is written with trans characters, where trans people feel less silenced and less invisible, I think this is a really great book.In the current reality, I have some problems with this book. They mostly are about silencing the trans voice by giving control of the narrative to the trans character's cis-gendered sister.I think it made the story more palatable because we hear about the pain

This book got under my skin in a big way.For starters, all characters in this novel felt flat to me -- all stereotype and caricature; no real depth. In short, they were unlikable because there was nothing earnestly human about them -- their imperfections were forced rather than fluid (Regan's self-deprication, for example) and their conflicts were heavy-handed. Liam/Luna is portrayed as an object in this novel, nothing more, and is extreeeeemely underdeveloped. Regan is supposed to be Luna's

I read this book for an LGBTQ book club that I am in. It was quick, simple, and full of drama. As would be expected when dealing with teens. The difference in this book is that the main protagonist is the sister to the character that the book is named after. Instead of it just being a story of transitioning and coming up, it becomes a story of family and siblings holding us up and knocking us down. I personally liked this book due to it being so realistic and having an original approach and

This review can also be found here!DNF at 20%TW: transphobia, misgendering, deadnaming, and others since I DNFed itWow was this reread problematic.But lets backtrack.When I was a young transman, still figuring out what the fuck that meant for me, I read this book. Along with a few others. But this one really stood out for me because I remember enjoying it. And it helped me ground myself in basic details.But rereading it?Nope. Just nope.First of all, its told from the perspective of Liam/Lia