A lot of her books deal with LGBTQ issues and relationships, and she addresses all the rage and loneliness that comes from not being understood. Peters is a seasoned young adult (YA) novelist and is no stranger to tackling stories about teenagers and adolescents who are finding their identities and dealing with some serious alienation. In fact, Regan resents Luna for making her life more difficult a lot of the time.īut at the end of the day, the siblings truly love, respect, and can count on each other-and that makes all the difference as they deal with the repercussions of Luna finally living her truth.
There are definitely moments where things get tough-like when Regan loses her babysitting job because Luna reveals her true self-and they don't always get along perfectly. The book deals with the strong bond between Regan and Luna as they try to navigate the choppy waters of adolescence while Luna is trying to slowly come out and express herself. During the day her sibling goes by the name Liam, acting and dressing like a boy, especially around their conservative parents but at night Liam's true self-Luna-emerges, complete with dresses, a wig, and make-up. You know, all in a day's work for your average high school student.īut Regan is the keeper of a very serious secret-her sibling is transgender and identifies as a female. She stumbles over her words and spills hydrochloric acid on herself when she's trying to flirt.
The entire novel is told from the perspective of Regan, who is your typical sixteen-year-old girl: she's angry at her parents, self-conscious, and awkwardly obsessed with a boy in her chemistry class. Though the book is light on sex, drugs, drinking, and all those other vices that usually have people clutching at their pearls, it is still so controversial that it gets banned in some schools. In 2003, the book was published and became the first young adult novel to prominently feature a transgender character, making it a huge stride for LGBTQ literature. Lunamay be about typical adolescent angst and the pains of growing up, but Julie Anne Peters's book is a landmark.
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