Empress of the World
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Girls & Women
3.9
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Sara Ryan
Nicola Lancaster is spending her summer at the Siegel Institute, a hothouse of smart, intense teenagers. She soon falls in with Katrina (Manic Computer Chick), Isaac (Nice-Guy-Despite-Himself), Kevin (Inarticulate Composer) . . . and Battle, a beautiful blond dancer. The two become friends--and then, startlingly, more than friends. What do you do when you think you're attracted to guys, and then you meet a girl who steals your heart? A trailblazing debut, reissued with an introduction by acclaimed author David Levithan, and copious back matter, including three graphic novel stories by Sara Ryan (and artists Steve Leiber, Dylan Meconis, and Natalie Nourigat) about the characters.
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Author
Sara Ryan
Pages
224
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2003-05-26
ISBN
1101118393 9781101118399
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I really was expecting more from this book. Way back for baby!gay Kelly, "Annie on my Mind" was the first wlw book I ever read and I absolutely ate that book up! I laughed, I cried, I cheered and while that being set in the 80's, it truly felt like that had a timeless feel to it. <br/>Just from what i've heard about "Empress", it definitely seemed to give off the same queer classic vibe? So I was super excited to read it!<br/>But I think I was just too struck by the inappropriate phrases (several gay slurs and just very dated writing in that regard) to even kind of appreciate it?"
Kelly Sarna
