Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution
Books | Young Adult Fiction / LGBTQ
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Kacen Callender
From National Book Award winner Kacen Callender, a contemporary YA that follows Lark’s journey to speak the truth and discover how their own self-love can be a revolution 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 X 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 strangers on the internet. 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.
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Author
Kacen Callender
Pages
336
Publisher
Abrams
Published Date
2022-09-27
ISBN
1647004128 9781647004125
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"Lark dreams of becoming a writer and knows they need to have an active social media platform to get there. One night, their ex BFF Kasim comes over and inadvertently posts his confession of an unrequited crush on Lark's account. The series of tweets goes viral, and Kasim begs Lark to lie and say they did it instead. Lark soon learns what type of harm comes from this lie and the toll it takes on them to keep it up. <br/><br/>This is a novel that has a lot of themes. The main ones are self-love and self-acceptance. Lark masks a great deal and molds themselves to be what they thinks everyone wants them to be, instead of being their authentic self. The novel also teaches a great lesson on accountability as well and growing as a person when you make mistakes. I liked the romance and seeing the characters' growth, although some of the growth seemed to come rather rapidly. <br/><br/>I'll admit it was a little slow at first, but after a few pages, the pages flew by. I liked the representation of the marginalized communities (Black, queer, trans, disabled) and how they intersected. The discussions also about mental health and that it's ok to ask for help when you're depressed. The difficulties of getting an autism diagnosis as a Black person. These are things that need to be talked about. I would recommend this to lovers of romance and those looking for themselves being represented in books."
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Chris Hicks