Arawgraphicnoveldebutaboutaqueerteenlivinginthemarginswhoisdeterminedtofindtheirwayahead.Areyousupposedtobeaboyoragirl?It’saquestionthatfollowsClaireeverywhere.Inescapableonthestreet,inschool,andevenathome.Ablackholeforevertryingtopullthemin.Butaslongastheyhaveride-or-diebestfriendGregattheirsideandadrinkintheirhand,everythingwillbeokay.Right?Except,Clairecanneverhavejustonedrink.Andwhenharassmentatschoolreachesafeverpitch,Clairebeginsaspiralthatendsincourt-orderedrehab.Feelingcompletelylost,Claireissoonsurroundedbyagroupofnewfriendsand,withthehelpofapatientcounselor,findsaspacetounpackallthebadthey’veexperienced.ButasClaire’sreleasegetsclosersodoesthequestion:CanClairestaysoberandtrueinaworldseeminglynevermadeforthem?Setin1980sTroy,NewYork,Constellationsisaportraitofaqueerteenlivinginthemarginsbutdeterminedtofindtheirwayahead.Doneinwatercolorandink,debutauthor-artistKateGlasheenhascreatedaworldwherestronglinesmeetsoftcolor,andrawemotionsmeetdeepthoughtinthisstoryofhope,humor,andsurvival.AnSLJBestBookoftheYearABooklistTopTenFirstNovelforYouth
