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Song of Us, The

Kate Fussner

Ages: 12+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06--325694-1

Keywords: transgender, queer, mental illness, unsupportive adults, poetry club, forgiveness

Two seventh grade girls experience the angst of first love and their sexual awakening while dealing with peer pressure and difficult parental issues.