Agents: (for Mejia) Taylor Martindale, Full Circle Literary Agency (for McLemore) Jim McCarthy, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia Anna-Marie McLemore This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived. An inclusive story brimming with tenderness for its characters while championing love and self-acceptance. A dual perspective brings both girls to life, and casual, genuine pansexual and trans representation, along with a racially diverse cast, adds nuance. With the help of Chicky’s runner-up older sisters and Kendra’s brother, kind-hearted Cole, Lita takes on the thin, white blondes who always win. Fed up with feeling small, however, she comes up with a plan: help Lita steal the crown from beauty pageant royalty and mean girl Kendra Kendall.

Tehlor Kay Mejia, By (author) Anna-Marie McLemore. Tehlor Kay Mejia, Anna-Marie McLemore 4.02 2,059 ratings540 reviews A gorgeous and magical collaboration between two critically acclaimed, powerhouse YA authors offers a richly imagined underdog story perfect for fans of Dumplin’ and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Nonconformist Chicky also has a secret, which tore a past friendship apart and currently affects her relationship with artistic Junior Cortes. Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia, 9780062869913, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. But she’s beginning to turn into stardust, and a traumatic, racist bullying incident diverted her pursuit of her dream-until now. Lita, the free-spirited daughter of town witch Bruja Lupe, has always dreamed of becoming Miss Meteor after all, she’s from the meteor whose crash-landing gave the town its name.

Meteor Central High sophomores Estrellita “Lita” Perez and Chiquita “Chicky” Quintanilla are ex-best friends unexpectedly reunited for the same goal: winning the annual Miss Meteor beauty pageant in Meteor, N.Mex.

Miss meteor by tehlor kay mejia