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Hawkes, Rebecca (14 October 2015). "YA author James Dawson: 'I'm becoming a transgender woman' ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 31 July 2017. This Book is Gay has faced controversy since its publication. In November of 2014, residents of Wasilla, Alaska petitioned to remove the book from a public library, with a number of residents objecting to profanity and sexually explicit content. [19] Dawson responded by saying the event highlighted how "there is still such small-mindedness and hatred left to contend with." [20] In 2022, it was listed among 52 books banned by the Alpine School District following the implementation of Utah law H.B. 374, "Sensitive Materials In Schools." [21] Ultimately, it tied for the tenth-most banned and challenged books in the United States that year, according to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. [22] The Gender Games (2017) [ edit ] And then there’s the small matter of Dabney Hale: freshly escaped from Grierlings prison, he’s on the hunt for a mythical object that will give him unimaginable power. Leonie’s brother is on the trail, but doesn’t know the danger he now faces, and so she sets off to bring him home and bring Hale to justice. Rukmini Iyer legitimately transformed my life with her Roasting Tin books. I learned what flavours go together well and also that cooking doesn’t need to be neat and tidy. You just need a big tin and an oven. And cumin. Always cumin.
Ciara now occupies her twin sister’s body as she prepares to take on the role of High Priestess. But why are the sinister government agents of the Shadow Cabinet so invested in her coronation? Dawson was born at Bradford Royal Infirmary in West Yorkshire and was assigned male at birth. [2] Dawson lived in Bingley and was educated at Bingley Grammar School. [3] [4] After graduating from Bangor University, [3] she worked as a primary school teacher and later became a PSHE co-ordinator. [5] While working as a teacher, she began writing books aimed at young adults and became successful enough to leave her job. [6] She wrote a number of young adult fiction books including Hollow Pike and Say Her Name. [7] Her books often feature LGBT people, and Dawson has advocated for other books to feature more prominent LGBT characters. [8] Juno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude magazine.Schaub, Michael (25 November 2015). " 'This Book Is Gay', an LGBT sex ed book for teens, is challenged in Wasilla, Alaska". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 31 July 2017. Her Majesty's Royal Coven' won the 2022 Books Are My Bag Reader's Award for Best Fiction. [ citation needed] Works [ edit ]
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver is terrifying. The only novel to really get under my skin and infiltrate my nightmares.For centuries, writers from Mary Shelley to Ted Chiang have used genre fiction to explore contemporary social issues. The best genre authors weave serious themes into their narratives with a lightness of touch that ensures the issues never overwhelm the story, and instead create something emotionally and narratively rich and satisfying. Juno Dawson is one of those writers. In 2014 Dawson won the 'Queen of Teen' award, a biennial prize (discontinued in 2016) for young adult fiction writers. [9]
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