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danikaellis 's review for:
Star-Crossed
by Barbara Dee
Super cute! And I think I understood Shakespeare more from reading this than from the university courses I took on it? So glad there's a) a bisexual middle grade/kids' book now and it's awesome and b) a middle grade/kids' book that has a girl who has a crush on a girl and it's awesome!
If you're wondering about the representation: I thought I heard that this book included the word "bisexual", but it didn't. Still, it was very clear that Mattie acknowledges that she has the capacity to have crushes on boys and girls. Also: Mattie worries about how people will react to her crushing on a girl, but the only homophobia in the book is one kid saying "That's gay" about something and the teacher and his classmate (the popular girl who's been kind of a jerk otherwise) both immediately saying that wasn't okay and that being gay is nothing to be ashamed of. Mattie comes out to her sister, teacher, and friends without them really batting an eyelash. She doesn't come out to her parents yet, but doesn't seem worried about it. She asks Gemma (her crush) out on a date as the end, and she accepts.
If you're wondering about the representation: I thought I heard that this book included the word "bisexual", but it didn't. Still, it was very clear that Mattie acknowledges that she has the capacity to have crushes on boys and girls. Also: