Readpool: Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (Online)

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Readpool is an adult graphic novel discussion group with a focus on challenging and acclaimed stories.

Book Synopsis: Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray’s niece, six-year-old Nessie. Their playdates are little oases of wildness, joy, and ease in all three of their lives, which ping-pong between familial tensions and deep-seeded personal stumbling blocks. As their emotional intimacy erodes, Ray and Bron isolate from each other and attempt to repair their broken family ties ― Ray with her overworked, resentful single-mother sister and Bron with her religious teenage sister who doesn’t fully grasp the complexities of gender identity. Taking a leap of faith, each opens up and learns they have more in common with their siblings than they ever knew.

If you need assistance with getting a copy of the book, please contact Nate Miller at nmiller@mgpl.org or at 847-929-5115.

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