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OLDER FICTION
Venable, Colleen AF

Kiss Number 8

314 pp. | Roaring Brook/First Second | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-19693-4 $24.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-59643-709-8 $17.99
(3) YA Illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw. High-school junior Amanda finds her own realizations regarding her sexuality reflected and amplified in a troubling family secret she discovers involving her father’s transgender parent. This well-executed graphic novel plumbs the complexity of family relationships and changing friendship dynamics as its protagonist explores sexual and gender identity. The imperfect, complicated characters--all with their own motivations--are compellingly illustrated in grayscale panels.
Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

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