QUERY BOOK CLUB

Query is a monthly book club for LGBTQIA+ individuals and friends.

Our next gathering will be via Zoom on Tuesday, January 19, between 5:30 to 7:00pm. We have decided to read You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson.  

Please contact Pastor Joe (pastorjoe@stmarkslutheranfargo.com) or Tammy Lanaghan (shvetapitha@gmail.com) for more information and details about joining the meeting. See below for more information on the book, a link to the Query Book Club Facebook event page (when available), and a link to Amazon for purchase.

You Should See Me in a Crown
by Leah Johnson

Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.

But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington.

The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true?

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Leah Johnson is a bestselling writer, editor, educator, and eternal Midwesterner. Leah is a 2021 Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow whose work has been featured in BuzzFeed, Refinery29, Teen Vogue, and Autostraddle among others. Her bestselling debut YA novel, You Should See Me in a Crown was the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA pick, and was named one of Cosmo's 15 Best Young Adult Books of 2020, an Indies Introduce pick, and a Junior Library Guild selection. Her sophomore novel, Rise to the Sun is forthcoming from Scholastic in 2021. Visit her at byleahjohnson.com.
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