Lizard Radio
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780763676353
Pages
288 pages
Genre
science fiction
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fifteen-year-old bender Kivali, who was deposited on Earth as an infant by mysterious saurians, must discover her true identity in a futuristic society run by an all-powerful government.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL610L
Diversity Topics
Familiy Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Adoption; Gender nonconformity; Androgyny; adoptive mother; adopted child; adopted teenager; girls who dress as boys; genderqueer; genderqueer teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Saurian (Alien)
Family Formation
adoptive single mother
LGBTQ+
nonbinary person
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult (Speculative Fiction)
James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award, 2015, Winner
Kirkus Book Award, 2015, Nominee, Young Reader
Minnesota Book Awards, 2016, Nominee, Young People's Literature
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016 Fourteen and Up
Choices, 2016 Fiction Young Adult
Futurescapes: Selected Speculative and Science Fiction for Children and Teens, 2016 Dystopia
Rainbow List, 2016 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
camp; training camp; mentor; lizards; gender-rigid society; conforming; friendship; drug use
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Pat Schmatz, Pat, "Lizard Radio" (2015). Diverse Families. 1497.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1497