Zenobia July by Bunker, Lisa

The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solving a cyber mystery and coming into her own.

Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she's in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a computer screen, improving her impressive coding and hacking skills; now she's coming out of her shell and discovering a community of friends at Monarch Middle School. People used to tell her she was a boy; now she's able to live openly as the girl she always knew she was.

When someone anonymously posts hateful memes on her school's website, Zenobia knows she's the one with the abilities to solve the mystery, all while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and coming to grips with presenting her true gender for the first time. Timely and touching, Zenobia July is, at its heart, a story about finding home.

Author: Lisa Bunker
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/21/2019
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780451479402
Age Range: 10-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 501509 / Zenobia July


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 80
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 04/01/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 06/14/2019
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most

About the Author
Lisa Bunker lives in Exeter, New Hampshire. Before taking up writing full time, she had a thirty-year career in public and community radio. In November of 2018, she was elected to represent her town in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. She is married and has two grown children. Her geekeries include chess, piano, gender, storycraft, and language.