GABBY RIVERA

America Chavez por fin consigue su propia serie. El novelista Gabby Rivera y Joe Quinones se unen para dar brillo a esta sensacional heroína que afronta su mayor reto: ir a la Universidad. Sólo tiene que salvar el mundo, varias veces, antes de clase.

Una historia audaz sobre la transición a la edad adulta de una chica queer que busca su lugar en el mundo. Juliet Milagros Palante es una adolescente lesbiana puertorriqueña, nacida en el Bronx. Aún esta en el closet, aunque no tanto como ella cree. Una noche antes de viajar a Portland, Oregon, donde ha logrado conseguir un trabajo de verano con su escritora feminista favorita, Juliet le confiesa la verdad a su familia. Pero cuando su anuncio oficial no sale como esperaba, esta convencida de que su madre no le volvera a hablar. Pero, Juliet tiene un plan. Bueno, mas o menos. Su trabajo con la legendaria autora Harlowe Brisbane, la autoridad suprema en el feminismo, en la anatomia de las mujeres, y en temas gay, seguramente le ayudaran a descifrar como funciona esto de ser lesbiana y puertorriqueña. Excepto que Harlowe es blanca. Y no viene del Bronx. Y definitivamente no tiene todas las respuestas En un verano rebosante de fiestas queer, rematado por una aventurilla romantica con una bibliotecaria motociclista y mezclado con intensas exploraciones de raza e identidad, Juliet aprende lo que significa salir del closet y encajar en el mundo, en su familia y dentro de si misma.

For fans of Bloom and Spinning, critically-acclaimed writer Gabby Rivera (Marvels America) adapts her bestselling novel alongside artist Celia Moscote in an unforgettable queer coming-of-age story exploring race, identity and what it means to be true to your amazing self. Even when the rest of the world doesnt understand. Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isnt sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan to figure out what it means to be Puerto Rican, lesbian and out. And that starts with the perfect mentorHarlowe Brisbane, a feminist author who will surely help Juliet find her best self. Theres just one problem - Harlowes white, not from the Bronx and doesnt have the answers. Okay, maybe thats more than one problem, but Juliet never said it was a perfect plan.

Hi, my name is Juliet Palante. Ive been reading your book Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind. No lie, I started reading it so that I could make people uncomfortable on the subway.But Im writing to you now because this book of yours, this magical labia manifesto, has become my bible.Juliets head is spinning with questions.Will her beautiful, chaotic Puerto Rican family still love her when they find out shes gay?Will an internship with her favourite author help her understand what kind of feminist she wants to be?And why wont her girlfriend return her calls?!In a summer full of queer dance parties, a fling with a motorcycling librarian and intense explorations of sexuality and identity, Juliets about to learn what it means to really come out - to the world, to her family, to herself.

"F***ing outstanding."--Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling authorRivera captures both the disappointments and the possibilities that come with realizing that your lifes solution cannot be figured out by someone else.The New York Times Book ReviewJuliet Milagros Palante is a self-proclaimed closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. Only, shes not so closeted anymore. Not after coming out to her family the night before flying to Portland, Oregon, to intern with her favorite feminist writer--whats sure to be a life-changing experience. And when Juliets coming out crashes and burns, shes not sure her mom will ever speak to her again.But Juliet has a plan--sort of. Her internship with legendary author Harlowe Brisbane, the ultimate authority on feminism, womens bodies, and other gay-sounding stuff, is sure to help her figure out this whole "Puerto Rican lesbian" thing. Except Harlowes white. And not from the Bronx. And she definitely doesnt have all the answers . . .In a summer bursting with queer brown dance parties, a sexy fling with a motorcycling librarian, and intense explorations of race and identity, Juliet learns what it means to come out--to the world, to her family, to herself.