TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salazar,Aida
AU  - Méndez,Yamile Saied
AU  - Soontornvat,Christina
AU  - Salazar,Aida
AU  - Henderson,Leah
AU  - J.,Mason
AU  - Faruqi,Saadia
AU  - McCall,Guadalupe Garcia
AU  - Kelly,Erin Entrada
AU  - Grimes,Nikki
AU  - Bybee,Veeda
AU  - Otheguy,Emma
AU  - McMullen-Ciotti,Elise
AU  - Burgos,Hilda Eunice
AU  - Venkatraman,Padma
AU  - Méndez,Yamile Saied
AU  - Zoboi,Ibi Aanu
AU  - Darraj,Susan Muaddi
TI  - Calling the Moon: 16 period stories from BIPOC authors 
SN  - 9781536216349
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Somerville, Massachusetts
PB  - Candlewick Press
KW  - Menstruation
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Puberty
KW  - Teenage girls
KW  - Short stories
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Poetry
N1  - Includes bibliographic references (pages 337-339); The rules of the lake; Christina Soontornvat --; Muñeca; Aida Salazar --; Turning point; Leah Henderson --; Shiloh: The gender creamsicle; Mason J. --; Holiday; Saadia Faruqi --; Ofrendas; Guadalupe Garcia McCall --; Mother Mary, Do you bleed?; Erin Entrada Kelly --; The arrival; Nikki Grimes --; Heavenly water; Veeda ByBee --; Sometimes you just need your Prima; Emma Otheguy --; Cannibal at the door; Elise McMullen-Ciotti --; Thicker than water; Hilda Eunice Burgos --; Shakthi means strength; Padma Venkatraman --; Part of the team; Yamile Saied Méndez --; Bloodline; Ibi Zoboi --; The hadiyyeh; Susan Muaddi Darraj
N2  - 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
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