Are You a Friend of Dorothy: The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped

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From Newbery Honor and Stonewall Book Awardwinning author Kyle Lukoff and celebrated picture book illustrator Levi Hastings comes a picture book about how people found community in a time when they had to keep their true selves secret.

Are you a friend of Dorothy

In a time when the LGBTQ+ community was forced to hide in the shadows, a woman named Dorothy helped her people find each other in the dark and celebrate themselves in the light.

But who was Dorothy Was she from the neighborhood, someones wife, mother, or sister Was she that clever writer, who threw parties where there were no rules about who you could and couldnt dance with Or was she a girl from Kansas, who dreamed of leaving her black-and-white, small-town life and finding a vibrant, colorful world that loved her

Dorothy might have been all these thingsbecause Dorothy, as known by the post-WWII queer community, wasnt real. Still, she helped a community find connection and care amidst adversity.

Author Bio

Kyle Lukoffwrites books for kids and other people. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kyle worked at five bookstores, in four libraries, for three schools, as two genders, through one intersection: people and books. Find him on Twitter @KyleLukoff, Instagram @KyleLukoffWrites, and his website at KyleLukoff.com.

Levi Hastings is the illustrator ofMayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigiegby Rob Sanders,Are You a Friend of Dorothyby Kyle Lukoff, andThe Spirit of Springerby Amanda Abler, about whichThe New York Timesraved, This beautiful book tells a suspenseful, heartrending true story. Levi lives in Seattle with his husband. Learn more at LeviHastings.com.