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Mallory in Full Color
Elisa Stone Leahy
Illustrator: Maine Diaz
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-325553-1
Keywords: Coming-of-Age-LGBTQIA+, Divorce, Gender identity, single-parent families, secrecy, Webcomics, Korean Americans, social activism
Seventh grader Mallory has difficulty saying no, causing her to repress her feelings. A new nonbinary friend leads her to involvement in the library's drag queen story time. Dramatic black-and-white illustrations.