Calling the Moon : 16 period stories from BIPOC authors
Call Number
- J CALL (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Physical Description
352 pages ; 21 cm
Summary
For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or totally in the dark, the young people in these sixteen stories find that getting a period not only brings change to their bodies, it also brings joy, sorrow, self-discovery, and yes, sometimes even gifts.
Contents
- The rules of the lake / Muñeca / Turning point / Shiloh: The gender creamsicle / Holiday / Ofrendas / Mother Mary, Do you bleed? / The arrival / Heavenly water / Sometimes you just need your Prima / Cannibal at the door / Thicker than water / Shakthi means strength / Part of the team / Bloodline / The hadiyyeh
Subjects
- Menstruation > Juvenile fiction.
- Menstruation > Juvenile poetry.
- Puberty > Juvenile fiction.
- Puberty > Juvenile poetry.
- Teenage girls > Juvenile fiction.
- Teenage girls > Juvenile poetry.
- Menstruation > Fiction.
- Puberty > Fiction.
- Teenage girls > Fiction.
- Menstruation > Poetry.
- Puberty > Poetry.
- Teenage girls > Poetry.