The Surrender Tree (Henry Holt & Company)ISBN: 9780805086744Hardcover: 169 p. List Price: $16.95**** (4 out of 5 stars: very good; without serious flaws; highly recommended)Slavery all day,and then, suddenly, by nightfall – freedom!*Can it

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Review of Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook

Poignant, raw, heartbreaking and uplifting in turns, these poems about queer youth forming identity and relationships are artfully arranged, opening with a boy pining for a boy and a girl stealing a kiss from a girl.