This modern, groundbreaking YA anthology explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships where differences are front and center. When people ask me what this anthology is
about, I'm often tempted to give them the complicated answer: it's about race, and about how being different from the person you love can matter but how it can also not matter, and it's about Chinese
pirate ghosts, black girl vigilantes, colonial India, a flower festival, a garden of poisons, and so, so much else. Honestly, though? I think the answer's much simpler than that. Color outside the
Lines is a collection of stories about young, fierce, brilliantly hopeful people in love.-Sangu Mandanna, editor of Color outside the Lines
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
A missing piece in the puzzle of YA lit.” —Ms. magazine
“A brilliantly compiled YA anthology…These gloriously steadfast teens refuse to be voiceless, and their astounding ambition commands us to listen.” —Shelf Awareness (starred review)
“Filled to the brim with romantic, transcendent short fiction.” —Booklist (starred review)
“A stunning collection of refreshing stories about love and identity among diverse young people.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Listeners will find themselves drawn into the hope and possibility of young love with this powerful and inclusive anthology. The stories feature individuals within the queer community who are representative of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds. The ensemble of narrators adds to the varied stories and infuses the selections with empathy and compassion. The narrators are well matched to stories that address multiple issues…There are several standouts including ‘Turn the Sky to Petals’ and ‘Gilman Street,’ narrated by Maria Liatis, ‘Your Life Matters’ narrated by Channie Waites, and ‘The Boy Is’ narrated by Catherine Ho.” —AudioFile
Adam Silvera was born and raised in the Bronx. He was a bookseller before shifting to children’s publishing and has worked at a literary development company and a creative writing
website for teens and as a book reviewer of children’s and young adult novels. He is tall for no reason and lives in New York City.
Elsie Chapman grew up in Prince George, British Columbia, before graduating from the University of British Columbia with a BA in English Literature. She lives in Vancouver with her husband
and two children, where she writes to either movies on a loop or music turned up way too loud (and sometimes both at the same time).
Danielle Paige is a graduate of Columbia University and currently lives in New York City. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry, where she received
a Writers Guild of America Award and was nominated for several Daytime Emmys. Dorothy Must Die was her first novel.
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