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Were We Ever So Young: Rereading Julie Anne Peters’ “Luna” for the Seventh Time

Luna opened a door for me — no, it opened a thousand doors, doors that I’ve been confidently walking through ever since I came out.

Mey —

Dec 28, 2015

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Were We Ever So Young: Revisiting “Empress of the World”

The names of the main characters, Nic and Battle, were gender neutral enough that I projected heterosexuality onto them, not yet knowing that gay YA lit was something even there…

Maddie —

Nov 12, 2015