The Fights That Make Us

Paperback Published on: 01/02/2024
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The Fights That Make Us
Loud and proud!
A wonderful addition to queer 9-12 fiction, The Fights That Make Us follows Jesse as they navigate being non-binary at school and learn about queer history... READ MORE
Hazel at Oxford
The Fights That Make Us
This made my heart sing!
I would award this a million stars if I could, it's simply wonderful. Storytelling at its best. I wish we had books like this when I was a teenager! Sar... READ MORE
Kathrin Shawcross
The Fights That Make Us
Eye-opening maybe for those who do not realise that this fight still continues
This is a novel I wish I'd had in primary school! Its a story that, while about a specific British experience, speaks to queer youth all around the world. ... READ MORE
Tegan at Stafford

Synopsis

'Maybe there was a place in history for people like me, not on the edges of the story, but right in the centre.'

Jesse has recently come out as non-binary, and is struggling to find their place at school, and ideas for their project on lost stories from history.

Thirty-five years earlier, Jesse's cousin Lisa is falling for her best friend, but with new laws being introduced to restrict LGBT people's rights, they'll have to fight for the world to accept who they are.

When Jesse stumbles across Lisa's teenage diary, they are fascinated and horrified by her stories of living a secret life and protesting in the streets. Now it's Jesse's turn to find a way to shine a spotlight on a history that mustn't be forgotten.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781801315791
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 22 mm
  • Interest age: From 10 years
  • Weight: 297g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Fights That Make Us
Powerful, painful and poignant, this is storytelling at its very best.
Powerful, painful, and poignant, this is storytelling at its very best. I cried a lot – hopeful, happy tears came after a torrent of tears filled with ange... READ MORE
Nicki Cleveland
The Fights That Make Us
Astonishingly good
Although as someone who in many ways does not envy today’s children, with the many pressures on them that I did not experience growing up in the 1970s, I a... READ MORE
Jacqui  Sydney
The Fights That Make Us
Everything I Wanted in a Book
I absolutely loved this book - I think it's such a needed book in that it's exposing more people to queer history. I love that this makes the history of s... READ MORE
Holly Pratt