6/25/2023 0 Comments The civil war of amos abernathyTold in an earnest, hilarious voice, this love letter to history, first crushes, and LGBTQ+ community will delight readers of Ashley Herring Blake, Alex Gino, or Maulik Pancholy. It may be an uphill battle, but it’s one that Amos is ready to fight. When an opportunity to pitch a new exhibit comes up, he starts researching to see where the LGBTQIA+ people were. Lately, he's been feeling like something is missing from that history, including people like him. Soon Amos starts confiding in his newfound friend by writing letters in his journal-and hatches a plan to share Albert’s story with his divided twenty-first century town. In Michael Leali's debut novel The Civil War of Amos Abernathy, Amos is a historical re-enactor, which he has been doing for most of his life. Cashier, a Civil War soldier who might have identified as a trans man if he’d lived today. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there’s something missing from history: someone like the two of them.Īmos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. He’s been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. A heartfelt debut novel about a boy’s attempt to find himself in the history he loves-perfect for fans of Dear Sweet Pea and From the Desk of Zoe Washington.Īmos Abernathy lives for history.
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