June's book of the month is Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt. Published in 2019 in the queer middle-grade fiction genre. K.A Holt has written 13 books, a picture book, and helped with a few Adult anthologies. She has dedicated her career to making sure children and adults know that anyone can be a main character in a book. She has written many award-winning middle-grade novels that show readers that they are not alone in their struggles.
This book is a little hard to read at first as it is in text or column format. So the first couple of pages are a bit difficult. Redwood and Ponytails is about two girls who are opposite in every way but they find themselves drawn to each other. We get to meet Kate and Tam. Tam is a tall athletic tom-boy type of girl. While Kate is the peppy cheerleader. They meet at the start of their 7th-grade year. While their friendship is a Surprise to both of them they find they want to spend more and more time with each other. The book goes Over relatable topics like when Tam starts to ignore her other friends to spend more time with Kate all the while Kate is struggling to keep up with her busy schedule.
Filled with drama and balance Redwood and Ponytail is a good read filled with confidence and unconditionally queer-positive love. I loved that Tam was comfortable with queerness before realizing her feelings for girls and that even if she is often mistaken for a boy she is confident in who she is and is still learning.
To read this book and learn more about other Books Written by
K.A Holt and K. A her self visit https://kaholt.com
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