Alice Austen Lived Here

From award-winning author Alex Gino comes a groundbreakingnovel for children aged 9-12 about how important the past canbe those trying to create a different future.Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity.They're nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary aswell. Sam's family is very cool with it ... as long as Sam remembersthat nonbinary kids are also required to clean their rooms, dotheir homework, and try not to antagonize their teachers too much.The teacher-respect thing is hard when it comes to Sam's historyclass, because their teacher seems to believe that only Dead StraightCis White Men are responsible for history.When Sam's home borough of Staten Island opens up a contest fora new statue, Sam finds the perfect non-DSCWM subject: photographerAlice Austen, whose house has been turned intoa museum, and who lived with a female partner for decades.Soon, Sam's project isn't just about winning the contest. It'sabout discovering a rich queer history that Sam'sa part of — a queer history that no longer needs to be quiet,as long as there are kids like Sam and TJ to stand up for it. For fans of MELISSA and RICKFeaturing two non-binary protagonistsA powerful story to empower kids to think about the history theyare traditionally taught and what it means to be included!