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Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler6/12/2023 ![]() As someone who spent a lot of time campaigning against the introduction of that accursed legislation, reading the press sheet telling me this actually made me cry. It wasn't published then, fifteen years ago, because it's the coming out story of a young gay woman and it was deemed unpublishable in those days before the infamous Section 28 had been repealed. And yet, it is actually the first novel she wrote. Liz Kessler is a phenomenally successful author for middle grade readers and Read Me Like A Book is her YA debut. and this crush is going to prove to be the catalyst that begins great changes in Ash's life. She's falling behind in her grades at school and half of her is a rebellious teen who couldn't care less about it, while the other half is panicking that she might not get into university.Īnd if all that wasn't enough, Ash is struck by a bolt from the blue when she develops an almighty crush on Miss Murray, her English teacher. She trying to decide whether or not to lose her virginity - and how exactly she even feels about the boy she might lose it with. She's struggling to keep up her relationships with her friends. Her parents aren't getting on and Ash is terrified they're going to split up. Read Me Like A Book is both a coming-of-age and a coming-out story.Īsh feels as though everything is a mess. ![]()
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