Gravity

By Leanne Lieberman

Ellie is an orthodox Jewish teenage girl living in Toronto in the 1980s.

When she falls in love with another girl, it's a huge crisis: She can't see how she can be a lesbian AND still be a member of her Jewish community.

Her mother is convinced Ellie has a "messianic" role to play - but Ellie feels forced to figure out which part of her identity to keep: The Queer part, or the Jewish part.


Cool info about this book: Leanne submitted this manuscript to Orca Book Publishers' "So You Think You Can Write?" 2008 contest - and she won! The prize was getting "Gravity" published!

It was also announced today (1/7/09) that "Gravity" is a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book for Teens.

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