- BRIMMING WITH QUEER JOY! Who doesn’t love a book full of queer characters? Indu, a trans boy from the moon, comes to New Earth with his adoptive mom and as he starts meeting new people and discovering the ways of life, he starts to realise he fits in more than he think he did, thanks to a host of queer people from different parts of the spectrum!
- GLORIOUS INDONESIAN REP! Who says queerness is a new concept? Did you know there are different identities for gender non-conforming people in Indonesian culture? This is testament to the fact that queer people have always existed and will continue to exist! This book had me diving deep into articles and I discovered a lot many things about queerness and queer culture in South East Asia. Food for thought, indeed.
- THE MEANING OF FAMILY AND HOME. As Indu adapts to the new culture and environment on New Earth, he begins to understand one important thing: home is not where you’re from, it’s where you feel you’re the best version of yourself and you’re most comfortable. Family is who you choose to surround yourself with and the people who make you feel like you matter and love you, despite your flaws and shortcomings. This is a very important message to be instilled in the minds of young readers, queer or not, and the authors have ticked all the boxes! And that feeling of having your first crush? Perfectly captured!
- ART THAT YOU WILL ADMIRE FOREVER! If you’re a huge fan of graphic novels like I am, you will realise that art plays a significantly huge role in getting the message across and impacts how the reader perceives the story. Jes and Cin’s art style is unique and exquisitely colourful and will you have you going WOAHHH! I can’t wait to read more graphic novels written by them!
- A RAY OF HOPE TO EVERY QUEER KID OUT THERE! With the lawmakers making anti-LGBTQ laws out there, books like these will show queer kids that there’s always light at the end of the tunnel and you WILL shine in all your queer joy and glory! You will find the right crowd, you will find love at the right time and most importantly, you will be successful, no matter what you set out to do! ✨🌈
Huge thanks to HarperAlley for sending me a copy for review! 💖
For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places, from debut twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo.
Indu, a boy from the moon, feels like he doesn’t belong. He hasn’t since he and his adoptive mom disembarked from their spaceship—their home—to live on Earth with their new blended family. The kids at school think he’s weird, he has a crush on his pen pal who might not like him back, and his stepfamily doesn’t seem to know what to do with him. Worst of all, Indu can’t even talk to his mom about how he’s feeling because she’s so busy.
In a moment of loneliness, Indu calls out to the moon, begging them to take him back. And against all odds, the moon hears him and agrees to bring him home on the first day of the New Year. But as the promised day draws nearer, Indu finds friendship in unlikely places and discovers that home is more than where you come from. And when the moon calls again, Indu must decide: Is he willing to give up what he’s just found?
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