A Scatter of Light -- Malinda Lo, Hardcover

Last Night at the Telegraph Club author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful queer coming-of-age story, this time set against the backdrop of the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage.

Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends--one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West. Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable--for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It's the kind of summer that changes a life forever.

And almost sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, A Scatter of Light also offers a glimpse into Lily and Kath's lives since 1955.

Author: Malinda Lo
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/04/2022
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.81w x 1.16d
ISBN: 9780525555285
Age Range: 13-17

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2022
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2022 pg. 89
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2022
Booklist 09/15/2022 pg. 67