Zenobia July
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker, published by Penguin on May 21, 2019, is a 320-page novel that presents a heartfelt narrative centered around a trans girl navigating her new life. After moving from Arizona to Maine to live with her aunts, Zenobia begins to embrace her identity while developing friendships at Monarch Middle School. As she adjusts to her new environment, she also confronts the challenges of living openly as the girl she has always known herself to be.
In this story, Zenobia’s impressive coding and hacking skills come to the forefront when hateful memes are posted anonymously on her school’s website. Determined to uncover the culprit, she embarks on a cyber mystery that intertwines with her journey of self-discovery and acceptance. The book explores themes of identity and community, making it a relevant read for those interested in juvenile fiction, LGBTQ topics, and mysteries.
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The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solving a cyber mystery and coming into her own.
Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she’s in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a computer screen, improving her impressive coding and hacking skills; now she’s coming out of her shell and discovering a community of friends at Monarch Middle School. People used to tell her she was a boy; now she’s able to live openly as the girl she always knew she was.
When someone anonymously posts hateful memes on her school’s website, Zenobia knows she’s the one with the abilities to solve the mystery, all while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and coming to grips with presenting her true gender for the first time. Timely and touching, Zenobia July is, at its heart, a story about finding home.
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