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Blood Moon

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Available
July 2nd, 2020, UK & AUS/NZ 
Walker Books
Sept 1st, 2020 , USA Walker Books US

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"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.
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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
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What's a book you think everyone should read? □ Talking today about Blood Moon by @lucycuthew - coming out in July (thank you @walkerbooksya for the ARC). Blood Moon was the best book I've read in April and you can hear my thoughts about it here. I'm getting better at this video review thing □ I think. Anyway, please write below your recommendations because I feel I'm in the mood for books that you'd describe as being "important". □ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookrec #bookrecommendation #feministboooks #booksofinstagram #igread #igreads #bookgram #bookshelves #bookshelf #bloodmoon #yalovin #yabook #yalover #bookgirl #redhead #redheads #currentlyreading #booklove #ilovetoread #ilovereading #walkerbooks #walkerbooksya

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?: @l.o.m_fashion Finding myself with *slightly* less time than usual now I’m a full time teacher/Netflix-operator for my kids, so I’m very grateful to @l.o.m_fashion for this beautiful picture. The amazing team @walkerbooksya have partnered with @totmorganic to send out some very special proofs of my upcoming YA novel, BLOOD MOON (July 2nd 2020), with some of their super period products. I love that this will increase the visibility of periods, which is an important part of breaking the taboo. This very snazzy sample box comes with a couple of pads (one day, one night), four paper applicator tampons in different absorbencies, and two panty liners. Time of the Month do brilliant work breaking period taboos and changing negative attitudes about periods, and they also do it all without unnecessary plastic, so this partnership fits like a menstrual cup. Now excuse me while I pop a panty liner on this book which appears to have just come on... #periodpowerful #bloodmoon #period #periods #periodproblems #ya #yabooks #ukya #yareads #noshame #endperiodshame #endperiodstigma #endperiodtaboo #endometriosis #endometriosisawareness #endthestigma #menstrualcup #mensturation #menstrualcycle #cysterhood

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Thank you to @heygirlsuk who are doing amazing work. Posted @withregram • @heygirlsuk The perfect trip to the loo. Our organic cotton tampons accompanied by "Blood Moon", the fantastic new novel from @lucycuthew. If you're looking for some peace and quiet and a good read to keep your brain on the go, this is the place to be.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #BuyOneGiveOne #EndPeriodPoverty #Pads #Tampons #PeriodProducts #Menstruation #Period #Periods #PlasticFree #PlasticFreePeriods #EcoFriendly #HappyPlanet #Reusable #Donate #LocalCommunity #HappyPeriod #OneForOne #PowerfulPeriod #Empowerment #Care #SelfCare #Organic #Vegan #FemaleNovel #GoodBook

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