{"product_id":"9781406393446-retail-blood-moon","title":"Blood Moon","description":"PERIODS, SEX AND ONLINE SHAMING.  AN EXTRAORDINARY VERSE NOVEL FROM A BOLD NEW VOICE IN FICTION, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SEX EDUCATION AND SARAH CROSSAN. \u0026gt;\u0026gt; NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL \u0026gt;\u0026gt; SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 AMAZING BOOK AWARDS \u0026gt;\u0026gt; Featured on the Reading Agency's  #WonderWomenBooklist \u0026gt;\u0026gt; \"The book young people need.\" SARA PASCOE \u0026gt;\u0026gt; \"Bold and vital.\" SAMANTHA SHANNON During Frankie's first sexual experience, she gets her period. It's only blood, they agree. No shame.  Then a graphic meme goes viral, turning a fun, intimate afternoon into something mortifying and damaging. And Frankie begins to wonder:  is  she disgusting? As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, Frankie's universe implodes. But can laughter, bravery and the fiercest of friendships help Frankie find her way out of the darkness? PRAISE FOR  BLOOD MOON : \"Written with humour and understanding, this is  the book young people need .\"  SARA PASCOE \" Moving, compelling and bold , it filled me with such hope.\"  LOUISE O'NEILL \"With every verse of her debut, Cuthew shouts down the shame, chips away at the period taboo, and firmly establishes herself as  a bold and vital new voice  in feminist literature.\"  SAMANTHA SHANNON \"A  bloody brilliant  book!\"  GABBY EDLIN , CEO and Founder of Bloody Good Period \"Blood Moon is a tour de force of  empathetic, passionate writing  that refuses to pull any punches.\"  WATERSTONES \"A  powerful, fiercely feminist  novel that normalizes menstruation and confronts destructive cyberculture.\"  KIRKUS ,  Starred review \"A  must-read  novel of empowerment.\"  BOOKLIST , Starred review \"Captures the joy of a crush, the despair of a lost friend, and the humiliation of being \"that girl\" on the internet.\"  SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL , Starred review \" Blood Moon  canters along at a furious pace, evoking the escalating torment of online abuse.\"  FINANCIAL TIMES \"A  powerful  novel in verse about feminism, menstruation, and bullying that really captures what teen life is like today.\"  BOOKRIOT \"Brilliant and  heart-wrenching .\"  HANA TOOKE , author of  The Unadoptables \"I devoured this amazing book.  Absolutely genius .\"  KATE WESTON , author of  Diary of a Confused Feminist \" Frankie's journey will break your heart, while making you want to dismantle society as we know it. \"  YASMIN RAHMAN , author of  All The Things We Never Said \"A page-turning exposure of online bullying that  will incite tears, fury and empowered conversations .\"  AMY BEASHEL , author of  The Sky is Mine \" Beautiful , eloquent, relevant.\"   WIBKE BRUEGGEMANN , author of  Love is for Losers \" Gorgeous and important .\"  MARIA KUZNIAR , author of  The Ship of Shadows \"S ensitively written.\"  PUBLISHERS WEEKLY \"Beguiling verse that refuses to pull punches.  Important and inspiring .\"  JOANNA NADIN , author of  Joe All Alone \" Staggeringly powerful , heart-wrenchingly fragile, desperate, daunting, tender and so very timely.\"  LU FRASER , author of  The Littlest Yak \" A must read .\"  DAMARIS YOUNG , author of  The Switching Hour \"A  beautiful and   brave  book that needs to be read.\"  LOUISA REID , author of Gloves Off  \" Astonishing .\"  C J SKUSE , author of Sweet Pea \"Witty, tender and ultimately  uplifting , this book marks the arrival of a talented new voice.\"  STEVE VOAKE \"I stormed through this book - one minute I was laughing, then next turning pages with shaking hands.  Extraordinary .\"  EMMA READ , author of  Milton the Mighty \" Brilliant .\"  LUCY VAN SMIT , author of  The Hurting \"Fabulous. This book made me laugh, gasp and cry in turns!  A teen classic .\"  DASHE ROBERTS , author of  The Bigwoof Conspiracy \"Every teenage girl should read this, and boys too.  Exceptional .\"  MARISA NOELLE , author of  The Unadjusteds \" Breathtaking  in its simplicity and ability to pack complex thoughts and feelings into a few sparse lines on the page. Lucy Cuthew is a true master of words.\"  NIZRANA FAROOK , author of  The Girl Who Stole an Elephant \" Brave and compelling .\"   MARIE BASTING , author of  Princess BMX \"This is female adolescence, crystallized. And it's  astounding .\"  LAUREN MYRACLE ,  New York Times  bestselling author \"Brilliant. I can almost feel the relief of girls everywhere that finally someone is talking about this.  It needs to be on the curriculum .\"  CATHERINE EMMETT , author of  King of the Swamp \"I barely looked up...  Beautifully written , candid novel.\"  NICOLA PENFOLD , author of  Where the World Turns Wild \"This book is  astounding . Utterly fearless and original.\"  KIRSTY APPLEBAUM , author of  The Middler","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48183745183963,"sku":"9781406393446-RETAIL","price":16.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bd35dfa1-8dea-4e63-bbe0-deac00cd7bf2.jpg?v=1769185114","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781406393446-retail-blood-moon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}