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Lunar Boy
Jes Wibowo and Cin Wibowo
Illustrator: Jes Wibowo and Cin Wibowo
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: HarperAlley/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-305759-3
Keywords: Fantasy-LGBTQ+, loneliness, change, Transgender, Indonesian Language, coming of age friendship, graphic novel, identity, belonging, Queer community.
Indu, a trans boy, lives on the moon until he is adopted and transported to New Earth where he struggles to be himself and accepted by his new family and peers. Incandescent illustrations