For anyone who's ever felt like an outsider, this joyful #OwnVoices tale will fill a void.' - Booklist 'McLemore and Mejia tell a warmly inclusive story rooted in the bonds of family and in female friendship.

'A love letter to the misfits who have been scared to let their stardust shine.' - Kirkus Reviews “Teaming these two YA powerhouse writers up on a super-fun, super-queer underdog story is brilliant! Readers will be rooting for the protagonists to win the Miss Meteor pageant the whole way through.” - Ms. Dark and Deepest Red, a reimagining of “The Red Shoes” based on true medieval events, will be released in January 2020 Award Wild Beauty, a Kirkus Best Book of 2017 and Blanca & Roja, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Morris Debut Award 2017 Stonewall Honor Book When the Moon Was Ours, which was longlisted for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and winner of the James Tiptree Jr. Anna-Marie is the author of The Weight of Feathers, a finalist for the 2016 William C. Tehlor lives with their daughter, partner, and two small dogs in Oregon, where they grow heirloom corn and continue their quest to perfect the vegan tamale.Īnna-Marie McLemore (they/them) was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and taught by their family to hear la llorona in the Santa Ana winds. It is currently in development at Disney as a television series to be produced by Eva Longoria. It received four starred reviews, and was named Amazon’s best book of 2020 in the 9-12 age range. Tehlor’s debut middle grade novel, Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, was published by the Rick Riordan Presents imprint at Disney/Hyperion. Its sequel, We Unleash the Merciless Storm, followed to continuing acclaim, while Miss Meteor (co-written with National Book Award Nominee Anna-Marie McLemore) was named to the American Library Association’s 2021 Rainbow List, honoring outstanding contributions in LGBTQIA teen fiction. It has been featured on Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and O by Oprah Magazine’s best books lists, and was a 2019 book of the year selection by Kirkus and School Library Journal. Their debut young adult novel, We Set the Dark on Fire, received six starred reviews, as well as the Oregon Spirit Book Award for debut fiction, and the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award runner up honor for debut speculative fiction. Tehlor Kat Mejia is a bestselling and award winning author of young adult and middle grade fiction.

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