Zenobia July
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2019 · Est. 6.5 hour read

Zenobia July

By Lisa Bunker

A trans girl uses her hacking skills to uncover a cyber mystery at her new school.

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320 pages· 58,863 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary

Zenobia July, a trans girl with exceptional coding skills, starts anew in Maine. As she navigates life at Monarch Middle School, someone posts hateful memes online. Zenobia must solve this cyber mystery while embracing her true identity and finding her place in a new community. Can she uncover the culprit and find where she truly belongs?

From the publisher

The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solving a cyber mystery and coming into her own. Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she’s in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a computer screen, improving her impressive coding and hacking skills; now she’s coming out of her shell and discovering a community of friends at Monarch Middle School. People used to tell her she was a boy; now she’s able to live openly as the girl she always knew she was. When someone anonymously posts hateful memes on her school’s website, Zenobia knows she’s the one with the abilities to solve the mystery, all while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and coming to grips with presenting her true gender for the first time. Timely and touching, Zenobia July is, at its heart, a story about finding home.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
320
Words
58,863
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
HL610L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about auntsBooks about computersBooks about identityBooks about moving
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.4
F&P level
~O
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
501509
Publication
Published
May 21, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780451479402

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