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Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good

Nancy Werlin

Ages: 14+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Candlewick Press

ISBN: 978-1-5362-1473-4

Keywords: fanfiction, friendship, scifi, fan cons, autism, non-binary

Zoe, 17, trades in her perfectly staid boyfriend and their planned future together for a sci-fi tv series -- and creative friends she bonds with at secret fan cons.