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The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets, by Gayle E. Pitman

Just in case the history books don’t cover gay history for your kids

The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman

May 16, 2019 by J Leave a Comment

This history of the Stonewall Riots is intended for middle grade readers. Pitman does a lovely job of setting the stage for the world that the riots occurred in, with pictures of locations, people, and items, as well as back stories of the individuals and institutions involved. The prose is clear and easy to follow, if a bit dry, in my opinion. While I liked the book, it was a little different than I expected. Some of the weirdness was the digital galley–it looked strange […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Gayle E. Pitman, LGBTQIA, middle grade, Stonewall Riots

J's CBR11 Review No:14 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Gayle E. Pitman, LGBTQIA, middle grade, Stonewall Riots ·
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