All Out: The NoLongerSecret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

Product Description Take A Journey Through Time And Genres To Discover Stories Where Queer Teens Live, Love, And Shape The World Around Them. Seventeen Young Adult Authors Across The Queer Spectrum Have Come Together To Create A Collection Of Beautifully Written Diverse Historical Fiction For Teens.From A Retelling Of Little Red Riding Hood Set In War-Torn 1870S Mexico Featuring A Transgender Soldier&;To Two Girls Falling In Love While Mourning The Death Of Kurt Cobain&;To Forbidden Love In A Sixteenth-Century Spanish Convent&;And An Asexual Girl Discovering Her Identity Amid The 1970S Roller-Disco Scene,All Out Tells A Diverse Range Of Stories Across Cultures, Time Periods, And Identities, Shedding Light On An Area Of History Often Ignored Or Forgotten.&;Readers Searching For Positive, Nuanced, And Authentic Queer Representation&;Or Just A Darn Good Selection Of Stories&;Need Look No Further Than This Superb Collection.&;&;Kirkus Reviews, Starred Reviewfeaturing Original Stories From:Malinda Lomackenzi Leerobin Talleykody Keplingerelliot Wakeanna-Marie Mclemoreshaun David Hutchinsondahlia Adlertess Sharpekate Scelsanatalie C. Parkersara Farizannilah Magrudertessa Grattontehlor Kay Mejiaalex Sanchezscott Traceyread The Entire Set Of Companion Anthologies Featuring Queer Teens In The Past, Present, And Future!All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories Of Queer Teens Throughout The Agesout Now: Queer We Go Again!Out There: Into The Queer New Yonder (Coming Soon!) Review Sumptuous Language, Plentiful Historical Detail, And Satisfying Endings....Readers Searching For Positive, Nuanced, And Authentic Queer Representation-Or Just A Darn Good Selection Of Stories-Need Look No Further Than This Superb Collection. -Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)Lgbtqia Story Collections Are Scarce, But Even If They WerenT, This One Would Be Essential. -Booklistthe Diversity Is Refreshing... Well Written...Give To Those Teens Who DonT Read Full Novels But Still Long For Lgbtq Representation. A Strong Choice For Most Collections. -School Library Journalhistorical Fiction Has Not Been Very Common In Queer Ya, And All Out Is Here To Change That. Queer People Have So Often Been Erased From History That It Can Feel As If We Have No Roots. All Out Imagines The Lives Of Queer Teens Throughout Different Time Periods, Often Playing With Genre (Retellings, Fairy Tales, Magical Realism, Fantasy) As Well. Not Only Does This Imagine Queer Histories, It Imagines Happy Ones! It Also Features A Range Of Identities, Including Trans, Gay, Lesbian, Asexual, And Aromantic Characters. - Vulture About The Author Saundra Mitchell Has Been A Phone Psychic, A Car Salesperson, A Denture Deliverer, And A Layout Waxer. The Author Of Eighteen Books For Tweens And Teens, Mitchell Has Written Work That Includes Edgar Award Nominee Shadowed Summer, The Vespertine Series, And Indiana Author Award Winner And Lambda Nominee All The Things We Do In The Dark, As Well As The Camp Murderface Series With Josh Berk. She Is The Editor Of Four Anthologies: Defy The Dark, All Out, Out Now, And Out There.