Are You a Friend of Dorothy? - The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped

In this nonfiction picture book from the Newbery Honor and Stonewall Book Award-winning author of When Aiden Became a Brother, Kyle Lukoff, readers will learn about how queer people found community during a time when they had to keep their true selves secret.

About the author

Kyle Lukoff writes books for kids and other people. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kyle worked at five bookstores, in four libraries, for three schools, as two genders, through one intersection: people and books. Find him on Twitter @KyleLukoff, Instagram @KyleLukoffWrites, and his website at KyleLukoff.com.Levi Hastings is the illustrator of Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg by Rob Sanders, Are You a Friend of Dorothy? by Kyle Lukoff, and The Spirit of Springer by Amanda Abler, about which The New York Times raved, “This beautiful book tells a suspenseful, heartrending true story.” Levi lives in Seattle with his husband. Learn more at LeviHastings.com.

Summary

In this nonfiction picture book from the Newbery Honor and Stonewall Book Award-winning author of When Aiden Became a Brother, Kyle Lukoff, readers will learn about how queer people found community during a time when they had to keep their true selves secret.

Product details

• Authors: Kyle Lukoff, Kyle/ Hastings Lukoff
• Assisted by: Levi Hastings (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781665931663
• ISBN: 978-1-66593-166-3
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; USA, 20th Century, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Dating & Relationships, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Work & industry / world of work (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / General, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics