As the Crow Flies
Illustrator
Melanie Gillman
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781945820069
Pages
272 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Charlie Lamonte is thirteen years old, queer, black, and questioning what was once a firm belief in God. So, she's spending a week of her summer vacation at an all-white Christian backpacking camp. And she can't help but poke holes in the pious obliviousness of this storied sanctuary with little regard for people like herself...or her fellow camper, Sydney.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Racial Diversity; Interracial; Gay/Lesbian; Transgender; interracial friendship; queer; queer teenager; transgender teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
queer female; transgender female; boy to girl
Awards
Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards, 2018, Finalist, Mosaic Award
Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2018, Honor, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Keywords
Christian youth camp; God; outsider; hiking; friendship; historical slavery; feminism; women's liberation
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Gillman, Melanie, "As the Crow Flies" (2017). Diverse Families. 1386.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1386