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LET THEM STARE

by Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy

Middle grade · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 720L · 336 pages · 2025

Why we'd hand it over

Jonathan Van Ness's first middle-grade novel is a vital, joyful affirmation of gender-nonconforming kids—not preachy, genuinely funny, and unafraid to show both the cost and the reward of being yourself.

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