It's 1978 and Tammy Larson, a closeted lesbian from Orange County California, copes with a life dominated by her conservative, religious Aunt Margaret and her anti-gay political campaigns by writing letters in her diary to Harvey Milk. Sharon Hawkins lives in San Francisco with her mother and closeted older brother and finds herself drawn to the pro-gay activism happening in her city.
Matched up as pen pals, Sharon and Tammy find themselves developing a long distance friendship based on a mutual interest in punk music. And as anti-gay political fervor sweeps across the nation, the two girls must use their newfound friendship to explore who they really are and what they truly stand for.
Topics San Francisco, California. Orange County, California. Pen pals. Sexuality. Homophobia. Activism. Anita Bryant (1940– ). Harvey Milk (1930–1978). LGBTQ. Civil rights. Twentieth-century US history. Coming of age.
Trim Size 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-03-30
JLG Release Date Aug 2020
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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