Blood Moon
Available
July 2nd, 2020, UK & AUS/NZ Walker Books Sept 1st, 2020 , USA Walker Books US Rights enquiries: Rachel Mann Interviews & publicity information: Rosi Crawley General sales information: Walker Sales Team For information on school visits please contact me. |
"Written with humour and understanding, this is the book young people need." Sara Pascoe
"With every verse of her debut, Cuthew shouts down the shame, chips away at the period taboo, and firmly establishes herself as a bold and vital new voice in feminist literature." Samantha Shannon “One of the best YA debuts I’ve read in years. Moving, compelling and bold, it filled me with such hope. It’s a very special book.” Louise O'Neill Sarah Crossan meets Sex Education in this feminist YA verse novel about periods, sex and online shaming. Blood Moon is an extraordinary YA novel in verse about the online shaming of a teenage girl. During astronomy-lover Frankie's first sexual experience with the quiet and lovely Benjamin, she gets her period. It's only blood, they agree. But soon a graphic meme goes viral, turning an innocent, intimate afternoon into something disgusting, mortifying and damaging. As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, Frankie begins to wonder: is her real life over? Blood Moon is a punchy, vivid and funny story of first-time love, hormone-fuelled sexuality and intense female friendships – whilst addressing, head-on, the ongoing exploitation of young girls online and the horror of going viral. Both shocking and uplifting, it cuts to the heart of what it is to be a teenager today and shows the power of friendship to find joy in even the darkest skies. "A bloody brilliant book!" Gabby Edlin, CEO and Founder of Bloody Good Period |
Praise for Blood Moon
"I devoured this amazing book. Absolutely genius." Kate Weston, author of Diary of a Confused Feminist
"Beguiling verse that refuses to pull punches. Important and inspiring." Joanna Nadin, author of Joe All Alone
"Frankie's journey will break your heart, while making you want to dismantle society as we know it." Yasmin Rahman, author of All The Things We Never Said
"With verse as sharp as it is emotive, Blood Moon is a page-turning exposure of online bullying that will incite tears, fury and empowered conversations." Amy Beashel, author of The Sky is Mine
"A beautiful and brave book that needs to be read." Louisa Reid, author of Gloves Off
"Beautiful, eloquent, relevant. This is one bloody brilliant debut." Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for Losers
"Astonishing." C J Skuse, author of Sweet Pea
"Witty, tender and ultimately uplifting, this book marks the arrival of a talented new voice." Steve Voake
"Brilliant." Lucy van Smit, author of The Hurting
"Brilliant and heart-wrenching." Hana Tooke, author of The Unadoptables
"Heart-breakingly wonderful! It made me laugh, cringe, cry and rage. Gorgeous and important." Maria Kuzniar, author of The Ship of Shadows
"Staggeringly powerful, heart-wrenchingly fragile, desperate, daunting, tender and so very timely." Lu Fraser, author of The Littlest Yak
"A must read." Damaris Young, author of The Switching Hour
"I stormed through this book - one minute I was laughing, then next turning pages with shaking hands. Extraordinary." Emma Read, author of Milton the Mighty
"Fabulous. This book made me laugh, gasp and cry in turns! A teen classic." Dashe Roberts, author of The Bigwoof Conspiracy
"Every teenage girl should read this, and boys too. Exceptional." Marisa Noelle, author of The Unadjusteds
"Breathtaking in its simplicity and ability to pack complex thoughts and feelings into a few sparse lines on the page. Lucy Cuthew is a true master of words." Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
"Brave and compelling." Marie Basting, author of Princess BMX
"Brilliant. I can almost feel the relief of girls everywhere that finally someone is talking about this. It needs to be on the curriculum." Catherine Emmett, author of King of the Swamp
"I barely looked up... Beautifully written, candid novel." Nicola Penfold, author of Where the World Turns Wild
