![]() ![]() Morris Debut Award Finalist "This book will encourage you to be exactly who you are. This novel by James Lecesne, the cofounder of The Trevor Project, inspired the critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway show The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Phoebe, her family, and her community fight to understand what happened, and to make sense of why someone might want to extinguish the beautiful absolute brightness that was Leonard Pelkey. He sees people not as they are, but as they hope to be. ![]() When he comes to live with Phoebe's family, he upsets the delicate balance of their lives. Leonard is an orphan, a cousin who Phoebe never knew she had. But everything changes when Leonard arrives. Flamboyant and dramatic, no one really seems to know what to make of him, including Phoebe, his almost-cousin. She helps her mom out with her hair salon, she goes to school, and she envies her perfect older sister. Absolute Brightness James Lecesne 2008 HarperTeen 978-0-06-125627-1 (hardcover) Summary: When Leonard Pelkey arrives in Neptune, New Jersey, he stands out. "This complex, illuminating and beautiful book reminds us we have to look for the light even in the darkest corners." -Brian Selznick, author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret Phoebe's life in Neptune, New Jersey, is somewhat unremarkable. THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY February 2-12, 2023. ![]() From Academy Award-winning writer, actor, and activist in the LGBTQ community comes a groundbreaking story about love, prejudice, and being yourself. ![]()
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