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Lukoff, Kyle

A World Worth Saving

352 pp. | Dial | February, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9780593618981 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780593619001 $10.99
(3) YA When fourteen-year-old trans boy A discovers that the conversion therapy group his parents force him to attend has connections to evil supernatural forces, he runs away hoping to save one friend who disappeared from that group. His quest, set during the Jewish High Holidays, features allies including a golem-like creature; A’s rabbi; and the unhoused young residents of “the Transhack,” who have complicated emotional dynamics. Though its messages are at times overexplained, this is a welcome fantasy starring a trans and Jewish hero that engages thoughtfully with both those identities.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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