Books like Look both ways by Alison Cherry
Alison Cherry’s Get‑Hanging with Words beautyfully follows a teenage girl as she joins a summer theater festival, hoping to find belonging and a sense of purpose. While working as an apprentice, she faces the challenges of performing arts and the messy realities of love. Through her struggles and triumphs, the novel explores themes of identity, sexuality, friendship, and the nuances of coming out for an LGBTQ teen, all set against the backdrop of a lively, creative stage community.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Alison Cherry
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