Lark & Kasim start a revolution

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Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting on their social media accounts--anything to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark's tweets are suddenly the talk of the school--and beyond. To protect Kasim, Lark decides to take the fall, pretending they accidentally posted the thread in reference to another classmate. It seems like a great idea: Lark gets closer to their crush, Kasim keeps his privacy, and Lark's social media stats explode. But living a lie takes a toll--as does the judgment of thousands of Internet strangers. Lark tries their best to be perfect at all costs, but nothing seems good enough for the anonymous hordes--or for Kasim, who is growing closer to Lark, just like it used to be between them. In the end, Lark must embrace their right to their messy emotions and learn how to be in love.

Physical Description:

326 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Transgender fiction.

Romance fiction.

Subject Term:

Social media -- Fiction.

Sexual minorities -- Fiction.

Neurodiversity -- Fiction.

Transgender youth -- Fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

African Americans -- Fiction

Author(s):

Khadija, Sabrena,

Publisher:

Amulet Books,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9781419756870

Publication Information:

New York : Amulet Books, 2022

Call Number:

YA CALLENDER

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Summary

From National Book Award-winner Kacen Callender, Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution is a contemporary YA that follows Lark's journey to speak the truth and discover how their own self-love can be a revolution.

"A hilarious and bold love story for the ages."--Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best

Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting on their social media accounts--anything to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark's tweets are suddenly the talk of the school--and beyond.

To protect Kasim, Lark decides to take the fall, pretending they accidentally posted the thread in reference to another classmate. It seems like a great idea: Lark gets closer to their crush, Kasim keeps his privacy, and Lark's social media stats explode. But living a lie takes a toll--as does the judgment of thousands of Internet strangers. Lark tries their best to be perfect at all costs, but nothing seems good enough for the anonymous hordes--or for Kasim, who is growing closer to Lark, just like it used to be between them . . .

In the end, Lark must embrace their right to their messy emotions and learn how to be in love.

Author Notes

Kacen Callender is the bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the Stonewall Honor Book Felix Ever After and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature King and the Dragonflies . Callender enjoys playing RPG video games, practicing their art, and focusing on healing and growth in their free time. They currently live in St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, where they were born and raised.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Callender (Moonflower) explores themes such as accountability, honesty, and self-love in this West Philly--set novel that follows a queer Black teen searching for a place to belong. Persistent online bullying causes nonbinary Lark Winters, who's 17 and self-diagnosed as neurodivergent, to feel self-conscious and lonely. Nevertheless, they believe that an active Twitter presence is the only way they'll get to publish their in-progress novel about a winged teen named Birdie. When Lark's former best friend, Black trans 17-year-old Kasim, mistakenly posts--from Lark's Twitter account--a thread about Kasim's secret crush, the tweets go viral. Lark agrees to say they wrote the thread to protect Kasim's "hardcore" image after they realize the tweets are increasing their platform, but the more popular the thread becomes, the more lies Lark must tell, and the more they stand to lose. Lark's fictional protagonist, Birdie, is a constant companion, offering advice and solace as events unfold. Callender proffers complex perspectives on activism, bullying, respectability politics, and polyamory, among other timely topics via a queer, socially conscious cast. Lark's experiences are emotionally fraught but not overwrought, emblematic of a deeply kind soul who is growing and learning from every triumph and mistake. Ages 14--up. Agent: Beth Phelan, Gallt & Zacker Literary. (Sept.)