Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
Publisher
HarperTeen
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780062270986
Pages
419 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarries and decides to move all three of them from Atlanta to the more conservative Rome, Georgia, he asks Jo to do the impossible: to lie low for the rest of her senior year. And Jo reluctantly agrees. Although it is (mostly) much easier for Jo to fit in as a straight girl, things get complicated when she meets Mary Carlson, the oh-so-tempting sister of her new friend at school. But Jo couldn't possibly think of breaking her promise to her dad. Even if she's starting to fall for the girl. Even if there's a chance Mary Carlson might be interested in her, too. Right?
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family Relationships; Gay/Lesbian; Family member death; Step parent; lesbian teenager; death of a mother; step mother
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
father and step mother
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2017 Ages 14 and Older
Best of the Best Books, 2016 Teen Fiction
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2016
Rainbow List, 2017 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
lesbian; Evangelists; Georgia; moving; friendship; romance; radio; promises
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Brown, Jaye Robin, "Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit" (2016). Diverse Families. 1231.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1231