GLBTQ Literature

Pink by Lili Wilkinson

Bibliographic Information: Wilkinson, Lili. Pink. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2009. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-06-192653-2. $16.99.

Book Talk: Will Ava ever find out where she belongs? After transferring to a private school to escape her domineering girlfriend, Chloe, and find herself Ava discovers that fitting in is harder than she thought. The Billy Hughes School for Academic Excellence is full of “pastels” - rich, popular, smart teens that would never accept the new goth with a girlfriend for who she is. So, Ava needs to hide Chloe from her new friends and change her style to fit in. Contrary to her plans, Ava finds herself on stage crew, an unpopular pursuit at Billy Collins filled with the most un-pastel students. 

Ava is pulled in all different directions, and feels pressure from each group of friends to be what they want her to be. But Ava doesn't know what she wants to be yet, especially when she starts to feel something for her male friend, Sam. Ava can't even wear pink, one of her favorite colors, without backlash from her parents and girlfriend. With her new geeky friends on stage crew, her popular pastel friends, and Chloe at a different school, will Ava ever find out where she belongs? Is it really that bad to be Pink? 

 Awards: 

• Stonewall Award Honor Book
• Rainbow Row Listee
• Amelia Bloomer Listee 

 Useful Websites:

Lili Wilkinson's official website has information on all of her books, links to her Twitter page, and access to her Blog. You can also find the author's contact information. 

You can browse inside the book on Pink's page on Harper Collins Teen.