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Alice Austen Lived Here
From the award-winning author of Melissa, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future.
Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well. Sam's family is very cool with it... as long as Sam remembers that nonbinary kids are also required to clean their rooms, do their homework, and try not to antagonize their teachers too much.
The teacher-respect thing is hard when it comes to Sam's history class, because their teacher seems to believe that only Dead Straight Cis White Men are responsible for history. When Sam's home borough of Staten Island opens up a contest for a new statue, Sam finds the perfect non-DSCWM subject: photographer Alice Austen, whose house has been turned into a museum, and who lived with a female partner for decades.
Soon, Sam's project isn't just about winning the contest. It's about discovering a rich queer history that Sam's a part of -- a queer history that no longer needs to be quiet, as long as there are kids like Sam and TJ to stand up for it.
Book Details
- Publisher: Scholastic Press
- Publish Date: Jun 7th, 2022
- Pages: 176
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.35in - 5.59in - 0.79in - 0.70lb
- EAN: 9781338733891
- Recommended age: 09-12
- Categories: • LGBTQ+• School & Education• Social Themes - Activism & Social Justice
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About the Author
Alex Gino loves glitter, ice cream, gardening, awe-ful puns, and stories that reflect the diversity and complexity of being alive. Their first novel, Melissa, was a winner of the Children's Stonewall Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Children's Choice Book Award. For more about Alex, please visit them at alexgino.com.
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What people are saying
Breast cancer surviving mom, wife, sports fan, binger of tv, documentary enthusiast, art lover, wannabe birder, political rage tweeter. ♥️ Is ♥️ #resist #BLM
Been wanting to read A 🕰️work 🍊 for a while. Started the audiobook a few days ago and I can't do it. I'm totally lost. No clue what they are saying or doing. So, I'm giving up and moving on to Alice Austen Lived Here by one of my fav authors Alex Gino. #read #readingcommunity https://t.co/4TM7MYTpLE
The Jane Addams Peace Association's Children's Book Award honors outstanding children's books promoting peace & justice. LINKTREE: https://t.co/7MfTKUALa5
We are happy to announce the 1st finalist for the the 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award for Older Children is Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino (@lxgino). This story follows Sam, a non-binary teen, as they learn more about queer history through photographer, Alice Austen. https://t.co/fFTeXN9Ebd
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Alex Gino's feel-good Alice Austen Lived Here, or Meg Grehan's moving The Deepest Breath might work. Both focus on LGBTQIA characters and are under 200 pages. #AskALibrarian https://t.co/tR6QX1LsmR
Praise for this book
Praise for You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!:
* "Gino's sophomore effort is every bit as affecting and important as their first novel." -- School Library Journal, starred review
* "[You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!'s] thoughtful handling of characters and dynamics offers fodder for further discussion about privilege in all its forms." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "A necessary and rewarding addition to any middle-grade collection." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Praise for Melissa:
Winner of the Children's Stonewall Award
Winner of the Lambda Literary Award
A Children's Choice Book Awards Debut Author
* "Profound, moving, and -- as Charlotte would say -- radiant, this book will stay with anyone lucky enough to find it." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "Warm, funny, and inspiring." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "There is pain... but not without the promise of a better tomorrow." -- School Library Journal, starred review
* "An appealing, thoroughly believable character and her best friend Kelly adds humor and zest." -- Booklist, starred review
What people are saying
Breast cancer surviving mom, wife, sports fan, binger of tv, documentary enthusiast, art lover, wannabe birder, political rage tweeter. ♥️ Is ♥️ #resist #BLM
Been wanting to read A 🕰️work 🍊 for a while. Started the audiobook a few days ago and I can't do it. I'm totally lost. No clue what they are saying or doing. So, I'm giving up and moving on to Alice Austen Lived Here by one of my fav authors Alex Gino. #read #readingcommunity https://t.co/4TM7MYTpLE
The Jane Addams Peace Association's Children's Book Award honors outstanding children's books promoting peace & justice. LINKTREE: https://t.co/7MfTKUALa5
We are happy to announce the 1st finalist for the the 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award for Older Children is Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino (@lxgino). This story follows Sam, a non-binary teen, as they learn more about queer history through photographer, Alice Austen. https://t.co/fFTeXN9Ebd