Author Description

<b>“Each poem is as raw as it is beautiful.” —Alex Gino, author of ALA Stonewall Award-winning novel <i>Melissa</i><br> <br>For fans of <i>Too Bright to See</i> by Kyle Lukoff, a poignant novel in verse about a trans girl with ADHD who plays a computer game to process the isolation of middle school, her relationship to gender, and her wish for belonging–which she later finds through the joy of queer friendship.</b><br><br><i>J—</i>’s life is consumed by the roller coaster video game <i>Coaster Boss</i>, and by the power she exerts over the pixelated theme park attendees. Her life outside the game, however, is less controllable.<br><br><i>Me.</i><br><i>I’m such a big space. I break the universe, a glitch.</i><br><br>She's navigating ADHD, the loneliness of middle school, and an overwhelming crush on a girl named Junie. <i>J—</i> is convinced that Junie sees her as who she really is, a person who isn’t “bad” just because she doesn't stay quiet and sit still in class. As a person who is realizing that the name she's been given doesn’t really fit her. And that<i> boy</i> doesn’t either.<br><br><i>Glitch Girl!</i> follows <i>J—</i> from fifth to seventh grade, from the beginning to the end of her obsession with <i>Coaster Boss</i>, and to the start of a new friendship. When <i>J—</i> meets Sam, a nonbinary classmate, she begins to realize that it's okay to not fit into neat, pixelated boxes.