Book Summary and Reviews of Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

Media Reviews

"Starred Review. This superbly written novel teems with meaningful depth, which is perfectly balanced by romance and the languorous freedom of summer." - Booklist

"Starred Review. Colbert sensitively confronts misconceptions about mental illness, bisexuality, and intersectional identity...A vibrantly depicted Los Angeles." - Kirkus

"Starred Review. A moving, diverse exploration of the challenges of growing up and the complicated nature of loyalty. Recommended for all YA collections." - School Library Journal

"While the characters occasionally feel slightly idealized - Suzette always tries to do the right thing, her parents are unfailingly accepting, and her friends have an impressive ability to articulate what they feel and why - it's a moving and well-realized examination of secrecy, trust, and intimacy. Ages 15–up." - Publishers Weekly

"Little and Lion is beautifully insightful, honest, and compassionate. Brandy's ability to find larger meaning in small moments is nothing short of dazzling." - National Book Award Finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon

"Brandy Colbert further establishes herself as one of contemporary YA's biggest talents in this thoughtful and thought-provoking examination of identity, loyalty, and what it means to live with integrity. Little & Lion is a stunningly good novel." - Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken

"Brandy Colbert takes us on an emotional and gorgeous journey with a protagonist who is trying to figure out where she fits in with her family as well as in the world. A book full of overwhelming love and courage." - Sara Farizan, author of Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

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Brandy Colbert Author Biography

Brandy Colbert is the critically acclaimed author of the novels Pointe, The Voting Booth, Finding Yvonne, The Revolution of Birdie Randolph, The Only Black Girls in Town, and the Stonewall Award winner Little & Lion. A trained journalist, she also worked with boundary-breaking ballet dancer Misty Copeland to adapt her memoir into the bestselling book Life in Motion: Young Readers Edition. Born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, Brandy now lives and writes in Los Angeles and is on the faculty at Hamline University's MFA program for writing for children and young adults.

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