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Love Is a Revolution

By: Renée Watson
Narrated by: Renée Watson
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 Bloomsbury presents Love Is a Revolution written and read by Renée Watson.

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson comes a new YA novel – a love story about not only a romantic relationship but how a girl finds herself and falls in love with who she really is.

'Reading a Renée Watson novel is like having an intimate conversation with a friend' Brandy Colbert
'deftly crafted, big-hearted, beautiful, funny, honest, and inspiring' Nicola Yoon

When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani’s birthday, she finds herself falling in instant love with Tye Brown, the MC. He’s perfect, except . . .

Tye is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for the community when Nala would rather watch movies and try out the new seasonal flavors at the local creamery. In order to impress Tye, Nala tells a few tiny lies to have enough in common with him. As they spend more time together, sharing more of themselves, some of those lies get harder to keep up. As Nala falls deeper into keeping up her lies and into love, she’ll learn all the ways love is hard, and how self-love is revolutionary.

In Love Is a Revolution, plus size girls are beautiful and get the attention of the hot guys, the popular girl clique is not shallow but has strong convictions and substance, and the ultimate love story is not only about romance but about how to show radical love to the people in your life, including to yourself.©2021 Renée Watson (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Body Positivity Contemporary Contemporary Romance Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Emotions & Feelings Literature & Fiction Racism & Discrimination Romance Discrimination
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I loved listening to Nala’s story. It was an honest (even though she wasn’t) telling of the experience many young black people have when grappling with identities and pressures of fighting for many just causes without sacrificing yourself or burning out.
I especially loved the relationship with Nala and Imani, her cousin-sister friend, and actually mirrors my own experience and I’m sure many others who face comparison with someone close to you that you love and respect so much.
Renee’s narration was beautiful and I love her cadence, especially when reading the lyrics of songs I wish were real, and poetry that was so uplifting.
This novel made me feel so good, and it left me aching for more, more discussion on the climate crisis, more loving between Ty and Nala, more tension between Nala and her own mother, just more in general.
This was a lovely addition to my collection, and will be listening to it over and over again. ❤️

Self Love is the Revolution

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