Love Is a Revolution

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Ren e Watson comes a love story about not only a romantic relationship but how a girl finds herself and falls in love with who she really is.

When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani's birthday, she finds herself falling in instant love with Tye Brown, the MC. He's perfect, except . . . Tye is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for the community when Nala would rather watch movies and try out the new seasonal flavors at the local creamery. In order to impress Tye, Nala tells a few tiny lies to have enough in common with him. As they spend more time together, sharing more of themselves, some of those lies get harder to keep up. As Nala falls deeper into keeping up her lies and into love, she'll learn all the ways love is hard, and how self-love is revolutionary.

In Love Is a Revolution, plus size girls are beautiful and get the attention of the hot guys, the popular girl clique is not shallow but has strong convictions and substance, and the ultimate love story is not only about romance but about how to show radical love to the people in your life, including to yourself.

Author: Renée Watson
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Published: 02/02/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.59w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9781547600601
Age Range: 13-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511614 / Love Is a Revolution


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2020 pg. 51
School Library Journal 12/01/2020 pg. 99
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 01/04/2021
Foreword 12/26/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2021
Shelf Awareness 02/16/2021
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2021 pg. 102

About the Author

Renée Watson is a New York Times bestselling author. Her novel, Piecing Me Together, received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her books include Love is a Revolution, Ways to Make Sunshine, Some Places More Than Others, This Side of Home, What Momma Left Me, Betty Before X, co-written with Ilyasah Shabazz, and Watch Us Rise, co-written with Ellen Hagan, as well as two acclaimed picture books: A Place Where Hurricanes Happen and Harlem's Little Blackbird, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Renée grew up in Portland, Oregon, and splits her time between Portland and New York City.

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