Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera

Good, 4 stars

'Even if Holden Caulfield was born in the Bronx in the 1980s, he could never be this awesome.' Inga Muscio, author of Cunt Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn't sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that's going to help her figure out this whole 'Puerto Rican lesbian' thing. She's interning with the author of her favorite book: Harlowe Brisbane, the ultimate authority on feminism, women's bodies, and other gay-sounding stuff. Will Juliet be able to figure out her life over the course of one magical summer? Is that even possible? Or is she running away from all the problems that seem too big to handle? With more questions than answers, Juliet takes on Portland, Harlowe, and most importantly, herself.

A fist-pumping intersectional feminist power anthem with powerful ideas about sexual, racial, and political identity.
The book addresses white privilege and unintentional racism within feminist circles.

Details

ISBN9781626012516
Copyright Date2016
Publication DateJanuary 27, 2016
PublisherRiverdale Avenue Books
FormatPaperback
No. of Pages266
LanguageEnglish
RatingGood
GenreYA Fiction (Young Adult); Award Winner; Fiction; Coming of Age; Coming Out; Black Interest; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences; Family
Subject813/.6; Fiction; Gays; Gays' writings, American; Gays--Oregon--Fiction; Gays--Oregon--Portland--Fiction; Humorous Fiction; Lesbians - Fiction; PS3618.I8457 J85 2016; Puerto Ricans--Fiction; Young women - Fiction