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Bloom
by Kevin Panetta
Illustrator: Savanna Ganucheau
Ages: 14+
Published: 2019
Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-62672-641-3
Keywords: Coming out, Samoan, Graphic format, Diversity, LGBTQ+
Ari thinks his dream of leaving his small, beach side town is answered when Hector replaces him at his Greek-American family's struggling bakery. A relationship blooms, dreams grow. Black and soft blue watercolor illustrations in graphic format.