Title: Moon At Nine
Author: Deborah Ellis
# of Pages: 224
Summary: It is 1988 in Iran, since the Shah was overthrown Iran has been controlled by an extremist religious conservative government. Farrin’s family has been secretly rebelling against the new regime, but if the government finds out about her mother’s “Bring Back The Shah” work, then their whole family could be thrown in jail, or hung. Not to mention that Farrin may have fallen for her best friend, who’s arranged marriage is already in sight. Living in a place where being gay is punishable by death, Farrin must find out how far she will go for her country, and her love.
Representation: Lesbian couple, anti-racism, fighting against misogyny, rebel.
Content warning: Death, homophobia, violence, police brutality, arranged marriage, religious extremists, assault, mentions of sexual assault.
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