In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy\'s grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself.
Kacen currently lives and writes in Philadelphia..
Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, they enjoy playing video games and watching anime and reality TV shows in their free time.
Born and raised in St.
About the Author Kacen Callender\'s debut novel, Hurricane Child, was the winner of the 2019 Stonewall Book Award and the 2019 Lambda Literary Award, as well as a Kirkus Best Book of 2018.
The Thing About Jellyfish meets The Stars Beneath Our Feet in this story about loss, grief, and finding the courage to discover one\'s identity, from the author of Hurricane Child.
As King\'s friendship with Sandy is reignited, he\'s forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother\'s death. "You don\'t want anyone to think you\'re gay too, do you?" But when Sandy goes missing, sparKing a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies.
But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay.
It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders.
Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family.
When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town.
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS Booklist School Library Journal Publishers Weekly The Horn Book Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly.
In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy\'s grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself
