Sparks: The Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie
Publisher
Flux
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780738726762
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A sixteen-year-old lesbian tries to get over a crush on her religious best friend by embarking on a "holy quest" with a couple of misfits who have invented a wacky, made-up faith called the Church of Blue.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian; lesbian teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
LGBTQ+
lesbian female
Awards
Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2013, Honor, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Keywords
religion; Iowa; self-perception; crushes; quest; confessions
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Adams, S.J., "Sparks: The Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie" (2011). Diverse Families. 1418.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1418