![]() ![]() Review Quotes People magazine Best Book of Fall 2019 Amazon Best Young Adult Book New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award nominee Dazzling, funny as hell, poignant, all the things.-Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Juliet Takes a Breath is absolutely breathtaking. In a summer bursting with queer brown dance parties, a sexy fling with a motorcycling librarian, and intense explorations of race and identity, Juliet learns what it means to come out-to the world, to her family, to herself. And she definitely doesnt have all the answers. Her internship with legendary author Harlowe Brisbane, the ultimate authority on feminism, womens bodies, and other gay-sounding stuff, is sure to help her figure out this whole Puerto Rican lesbian thing. ![]() And when Juliets coming out crashes and burns, shes not sure her mom will ever speak to her again. Not after coming out to her family the night before flying to Portland, Oregon, to intern with her favorite feminist writer-whats sure to be a life-changing experience. About the Book Juliet, a self-identified queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon-whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color- Book Synopsis F***ing outstanding.-Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author Juliet Milagros Palante is a self-proclaimed closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. ![]()
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