Julie Ann Peters

While in class Monday we continued our discussion of GLBTQ literature. I became very intrigued during our discussion while talking about the book entitled Luna by Julie Ann Peters. This book caught me quite off guard as an excerpt was being read. The entire time I was listening I imagined it was about two girls having a sleep over, two sisters perhaps, or even a girl alone in her bedroom talking to herself. Once I discovered the sibling was transgendered, I wanted to know more about the book but more specifically I just wanted to re-read the passage to see if I could catch any cues. Once I got home I decided to look up Julie Ann Peters to see if I could get a better in site to what her books are all about. I ended up finding her website that she created herself in a casual but informational style. The link is as follows http://www.julieannepeters.com/files/index.htm.

On her website she informs her readers of the multiple books she has to offer along with a brief synaposis of each. She also has a powerful quote that I found very promising in a adolescent author. She first stated how she never liked to read for pleasure and that she never really had any ambitions of becoming an author. Once she was able to discover the joy of reading she stated:

"When you discover the joy of reading, your mind opens to a world of wondrous discoveries and infinite possibilities. My greatest joy would be to write a book that would expand the world for you."

This struck me as I read about her and I feel that is a very powerful comment coming from an author who writes about such diverse subjects. I am glad that I had the chance to become exposed to her books and I look forward to adding her books to my reading list in the future.