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Reviewed on July 1, 2019 | Middle To High School
Gr 9 Up—In this graphic memoir, Newlevant, who now uses gender-neutral pronouns but refers to their teenage self using the pronouns she/her, chronicles a transformative summer working for the No Ivy League, a conservation crew of teens who eradicated invasive species of European ivy from the Oregon forests. Newlevant is white and grew up in an insular white world, but at 17 she was thrust into a group of young people from different races and backgrounds. When she was sexually harassed by a black teen named Obasi, she reported his behavior, and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
