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Ramona Blue

by Julie Murphy

Ages: 14+

Published: 2017

Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-241835-7

Keywords: Diversity, LGBTQ, Racism, Social Class, Homosexuality, Poverty, Coming out

One of only three gay kids in her beachside Mississippi town, Ramona reconnects with her childhood friend Freddie, who ignites feelings that reveal the fluidity of her sexuality.