When people look at me, they don't see the real me. ' Liam lifted his head and straightened in his seat. If Luna was told from her point of view, this book would be such a difficult read. Being this person every day that she hates, pretending to everyone she meets that she's someone she's not, trying to live up to other people's expectations - especially her dad's - when she has no interest in or desire for the things expected of her. Not to read, but for the lives of the characters. I cried for a world that wouldn't let her be.' (p211) But now Luna has decided to transition, to start showing herself during the day in public, and is desperate for Regan to stand by her side, just as the new guy at school wants to get to know Regan better. In trying to keep Luna's secret, Regan has struggled to live her own life, not getting too close to anyone, in case she slips up and ruins everything.

Regan has felt the burden of being Luna's confident, as Luna leans heavily on her, the only person with whom she can be herself, the only person who's advice she can ask on clothes and make-up. Liam is a transgendered female in a male body, and Regan is the only one who knows her secret - knows her sister, Luna, that Liam has to force down and hide during the day, but who is let out to spread her wings at night. Regan's older brother is actually her sister. Luna is one of those novels that when you finish reading, you feel so lucky to have read it, so honoured that Julie Anne Peters wrote it to share with us readers, to share with me. Please read The 'Acceptance' Narrative in Trans YA on Gay YA to see why. From Amazon UKĮdit: Since reviewing this book, I have discovered that Luna is a problematic book. This groundbreaking novel paves the way towards understanding the demands put upon a transgender and challenges us all to embrace our identities. Through the eyes of his sixteen-year-old sister Regan, struggling with her own adolescence, we witness Liam resolve to stop hiding in his basement bedroom, and become Luna to the outside world. Luna confronts the mystery, the confusion and the struggles of gender identity in this profound, heartbreaking, yet ultimately heartening story.

Luna by Julie Anne Peters - In Peters's critically acclaimed novel, she explores another neglected but important issue: the inspirational story of a transgendered teen.

Luna by julie anne peters