The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold) - Aida Salazar

\n* A worthy successor to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret set in present-day Oakland. -Kirkus Reviews, starred review \n \nThe Moon Within joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content \nCeli Rivera's life swirls with questions. \n \nAbout her changing body. \n \nHer first attraction to a boy. \n \nAnd her best friend's exploration of what it means to be genderfluid. \n \nBut most of all, her mother's insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It's an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and her community have reclaimed, but Celi promises she will NOT be participating. Can she find the power within herself to take a stand for who she wants to be? \n \nA dazzling story told with the sensitivity, humor, and brilliant verse of debut talent Aida Salazar.\n