Last night at the Telegraph Club
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2021.
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Winner of the National Book AwardA New York Times BestsellerA Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century"The queer romance we’ve been waiting for.”—Ms. MagazineSeventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root—that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible. But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.
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9780525555254
9780593341650
9780593341650
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Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction
Chinese American teenagers -- Juvenile fiction
Cold War -- Influence -- Juvenile fiction
Families -- Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology) in adolescence -- Juvenile fiction
Lesbian bars -- Juvenile fiction
Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
Romance
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction
Young adult fiction
Young Adult Literature
Chinese American teenagers -- Juvenile fiction
Cold War -- Influence -- Juvenile fiction
Families -- Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology) in adolescence -- Juvenile fiction
Lesbian bars -- Juvenile fiction
Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
Romance
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction
Young adult fiction
Young Adult Literature
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