The Moon Within
Written by Aida Salazar
Published by Arthur A. Levine Books
Celi Rivera’s life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend’s exploration of what it means to be gender-fluid.
But most of all, her mother’s insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It’s an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and her community have reclaimed, but Celi promises she will NOT be participating. Can she find the power within herself to take a stand for who she wants to be?
Look for the Spanish version, La Luna Dentro de Mí.
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Primary ISBN: 9781338283372
Publication Date: February 2019
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American, Puerto Rican
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Celebrations, Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Novel In Verse, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Body Image, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Identity: Multiracial, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States (Oakland CA)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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