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Spin
Rebecca Caprara
Illustrator: Deb JJ Lee
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-6659-0619-7
Keywords: Mythology, Greek, Goddesses, LGBTQIA+, sexual assault
Raised in a family of weavers in ancient Greece, Arachne transforms from a simple peasant girl into the woman who challenges goddess Athena in a life-changing contest. Free verse. Black-and-white spot art.