Regan tries desperately to remain a wallflower in life and attempts to keep her distances from just about everyone, including her new crush, for fear that the truth about her brother will somehow slip and cause disruption in her life and harm to her brother.

Plot Summary: Luna is a story told through the eyes of 16 year old Regan, an average teen who is self conscious, angry with her parents, and holding the secret that her brother, Liam, is transgender. Trying to play a careful balancing act between supporting sister and trying to carve out her own life without letting others know about her brothers secret. Reader’s Annotation: Regan holds on tightly to the secret that her older brother, Liam, is transgender. Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2006) This information was obtained from the authors website. She lives in Lakewood, Colorado, with her partner, Sherri, and far too many cats. It’s hard to think outside the box when you work in a cube.

Julie’s books have been published in numerous countries, including Korea, China, Croatia, Germany, France, Italy, Indonesia, Turkey, and Brazil. She is a member of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, PEN America, Colorado Authors League, and The Author’s Guild. Julie loves writing because she gets to be her own boss and doesn’t have to work in an office cubicle. Her book, Luna, was a National Book Award Finalist Keeping You a Secret was named a Stonewall Honor Book Between Mom and Jo won a Lambda Literary Award and Define “Normal” was voted by young readers as their favorite book of the year in California and Maryland. Author Biography: Julie Anne Peters is the critically-acclaimed, award winning author of more than a dozen books for young adults and children.

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