Lucy Cuthew

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Florida

PERIODS, SEX AND ONLINE SHAMING. AN EXTRAORDINARY VERSE NOVEL FROM A BOLD NEW VOICE IN FICTION. During Frankie's first sexual experience with lovely Benjamin, she gets her period. It's only blood, they agree. No shame. Then a graphic meme goes viral, turning their fun, intimate afternoon into something mortifying and damaging. And Frankie begins to wonder: is she disgusting? As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, her universe implodes. But can laughter, bravery and the fiercest of friends help Frankie find her way out of the darkness? PRAISE FOR BLOOD MOON: "Written with humour and understanding, this is the book young people need." Sara Pascoe "Blood Moon is one of the best YA debuts I've read in years. Moving, compelling and bold, it filled me with such hope. It's a very special book." Louise O'Neill "With every verse of her debut, Cuthew shouts down the shame, chips away at the period taboo, and firmly establishes herself as a bold and vital new voice in feminist literature." Samantha Shannon "A bloody brilliant book!" Gabby Edlin, CEO and Founder of Bloody Good Period "This is female adolescence, crystallized. And it's astounding." Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author "Brilliant and heart-wrenching." Hana Tooke, author of The Unadoptables "I devoured this amazing book. Absolutely genius." Kate Weston, author of Diary of a Confused Feminist "Frankie's journey will break your heart, while making you want to dismantle society as we know it." Yasmin Rahman, author of All The Things We Never Said "With verse as sharp as it is emotive, Blood Moon is a page-turning exposure of online bullying that will incite tears, fury and empowered conversations." Amy Beashel, author of The Sky is Mine "Beautiful, eloquent, relevant. This is one bloody brilliant debut." Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for Losers "Heart-breakingly wonderful! It made me laugh, cringe, cry and rage. Gorgeous and important." Maria Kuzniar, author of The Ship of Shadows "Beguiling verse that refuses to pull punches. Important and inspiring." Joanna Nadin, author of Joe All Alone "Staggeringly powerful, heart-wrenchingly fragile, desperate, daunting, tender and so very timely." Lu Fraser, author of The Littlest Yak "A must read." Damaris Young, author of The Switching Hour "A beautiful and brave book that needs to be read." Louisa Reid, author of Gloves Off "Astonishing." C J Skuse, author of Sweet Pea "Witty, tender and ultimately uplifting, this book marks the arrival of a talented new voice." Steve Voake "I stormed through this book - one minute I was laughing, then next turning pages with shaking hands. Extraordinary." Emma Read, author of Milton the Mighty "Brilliant." Lucy van Smit, author of The Hurting "Fabulous. This book made me laugh, gasp and cry in turns! A teen classic." Dashe Roberts, author of The Bigwoof Conspiracy "Every teenage girl should read this, and boys too. Exceptional." Marisa Noelle, author of The Unadjusteds "Breathtaking in its simplicity and ability to pack complex thoughts and feelings into a few sparse lines on the page. Lucy Cuthew is a true master of words." Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant "Brave and compelling." Marie Basting, author of Princess BMX "Brilliant. I can almost feel the relief of girls everywhere that finally someone is talking about this. It needs to be on the curriculum." Catherine Emmett, author of King of the Swamp "I barely looked up... Beautifully written, candid novel." Nicola Penfold, author of Where the World Turns Wild

Blood Moon

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Pennsylvania

This powerful, timely novel in verse exposes provocative truths about periods, sex, shame, and going viral for all the wrong reasons.


After school one day, Frankie, a lover of physics and astronomy, has her first sexual experience with quiet and gorgeous Benjamin--and gets her period. It's only blood, they agree. But soon a gruesome meme goes viral, turning an intimate, affectionate afternoon into something sordid, mortifying, and damaging. In the time it takes to swipe a screen, Frankie's universe implodes. Who can she trust? Not Harriet, her suddenly cruel best friend, and certainly not Benjamin, the only one who knows about the incident. As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, Frankie begins to wonder: is her real life over?

Author Lucy Cuthew vividly portrays what it is to be a teen today with this fearless and ultimately uplifting novel in verse. Brimming with emotion, the story captures the intensity of friendships, first love, and female desire, while unflinchingly exploring the culture of online and menstrual shaming. Sure to be a conversation starter, Blood Moon is the unforgettable portrait of one girl's fight to reclaim her reputation and to stand up against a culture that says periods are dirty.

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Format - Paperback

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