How can his mom do this to him- is this the end of their closeness? What will his friends think? And can he let her girlfriend be part of their family? About the Author: Jacqueline Woodson (is the recipient of a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award. And if that weren't hard enough for him to accept, her girlfriend is white. So when she suddenly tells him she's gay, his world is turned upside down. He writes about his mom a lot-they're about as close as they can be, because they have no other family. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson explores race and sexuality through the eyes of a compelling narrator Melanin Sun has a lot to say.
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