3.5
All Out
By Saundra Mitchell & Sara Farizan &Publisher Description
“Imagines the lives of queer teens throughout different time periods, often playing with genre (retellings, fairy tales, magical realism, fantasy) as well.” —Vulture
Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.
From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier . . . to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain . . . to forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent . . . and an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods, and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.
Featuring original stories from:
Malinda Lo
Mackenzi Lee
Robin Talley
Kody Keplinger
Elliot Wake
Anna-Marie McLemore
Shaun David Hutchinson
Dahlia Adler
Tess Sharpe
Kate Scelsa
Natalie C. Parker
Sara Farizan
Nilah Magruder
Tessa Gratton
Tehlor Kay Mejia
Alex Sanchez
Scott Tracey
“Readers searching for positive, nuanced, and authentic queer representation—or just a darn good selection of stories—need look no further than this superb collection.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Exceptional in scope and quality . . . gives voice to the experiences that have long existed but often go unrepresented.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Read the entire set of companion anthologies featuring queer teens in the past, present, and future . . .
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages
Out Now: Queer We Go Again!
Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder
Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.
From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier . . . to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain . . . to forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent . . . and an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods, and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.
Featuring original stories from:
Malinda Lo
Mackenzi Lee
Robin Talley
Kody Keplinger
Elliot Wake
Anna-Marie McLemore
Shaun David Hutchinson
Dahlia Adler
Tess Sharpe
Kate Scelsa
Natalie C. Parker
Sara Farizan
Nilah Magruder
Tessa Gratton
Tehlor Kay Mejia
Alex Sanchez
Scott Tracey
“Readers searching for positive, nuanced, and authentic queer representation—or just a darn good selection of stories—need look no further than this superb collection.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Exceptional in scope and quality . . . gives voice to the experiences that have long existed but often go unrepresented.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Read the entire set of companion anthologies featuring queer teens in the past, present, and future . . .
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages
Out Now: Queer We Go Again!
Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder
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Leigh
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“This collection would be worth the read based on the principal of it alone, but it’s also an extremely well-crafted anthology filled with voices that we don’t get to hear enough from in “popular” literature. Anybody who likes diverse reads, wants to read about characters like themselves that rarely get the spotlight, and has a love of folklore and fairytales will love this collection.
Personally, my favorites were as follows: “Roja” by Anna-Marie McLemore, an invigorating tale of Mexican culture crossed with Little Red Riding Hood; “Every Shade of Red” by Elliot Wake, a new and heartwarming take on Robin Hood; and “Burnt Umber” by Mackenzi Lee, a story that I still have trouble explaining outside of ‘yes, good, more of this.’
READ THIS BOOK. We need more books like this.”
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““All out” is a collection of short stories each telling the tale of a queer teenager at different points in history. Although the stories varied in quality in regards to grammar and clarity, each story was paced well and didn’t seem to drag on. In addition each historical setting provides a rich environment to be explored through a queer perspective. Highlights of the book Include ‘New Year’ by Melinda Lo and ‘Every Shade of Red’ by Elliot Wake, among others. In certain stories the authors tended to sacrifice a comprehensive plot for flowery language, but this is not a problem for most of the book. Overall, this was a very enjoyable read and I would highly recommend.”
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