WINNER OF A 2013 STONEWALL HONOR!
A masterful poetic exploration of the impact of Matthew Shepard’s murder on the world.
On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay twenty-one-year-old college student named Matthew Shepard was lured from a Wyoming bar by two young men, savagely beaten, tied to a remote fence, and left to die. Gay Awareness Week was beginning at the University of Wyoming, and the keynote speaker was Lesléa Newman, discussing her book Heather Has Two Mommies. Shaken, the author addressed the large audience that gathered, but she remained haunted by Matthew’s murder. October Mourning, a novel in verse, is her deeply felt response to the events of that tragic day. Using her poetic imagination, the author creates fictitious monologues from various points of view, including the fence Matthew was tied to, the stars that watched over him, the deer that kept him company, and Matthew himself. More than a decade later, this stunning cycle of sixty-eight poems serves as an illumination for readers too young to remember, and as a powerful, enduring tribute to Matthew Shepard’s life.
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard
📄 Viewing lite version
Full site ›
Book Details
Author(s)Newman, Leslea
PublisherCandlewick Press
ISBN / ASIN0763658073
ISBN-139780763658076
AvailabilityOnly 1 left in stock - order soon.
CategoryJUVENILE NONFICTION
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description ▲
More Books in JUVENILE NONFICTION
Fairies! A True Story (Step into Reading)
View
Frequently Asked Questions About Social Networking (Fa…
View
Navy Seal Dogs My Tale of Training Canines for Combat
View
Powerful Stories of Perseverance in Sports (Count on M…
View
Pirates (Magic Tree House Research Guide, paper)
View
Relationship Skills 101 for Teens: Your Guide to Deali…
View
Vietnam #2: Sharpshooter
View
The Survival Guide for Making and Being Friends
View
Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle
View