And Lita's more concerned with the growing patches of stardust appearing on her skin than she is with the maybe feelings Cole Kendall has for her, which totally aren't there because Cole's popular and sporty and everything she's not … right?Īs I was reading this book, although it has nothing to do with the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, I couldn't help but think of Eliza Petersen's viral TikTok that spawned a thousand memes. There's something between Chicky and Junior Cortes, local artist and maybe best friend? But Chicky doesn't know how she feels, about anything, swoon-wise, and therefore keeps him at arm's length.

Obviously, this book wouldn't be the same if they had the confidence at the beginning that they both eventually find, but it hurt my heart to see them struggling so, alone. For Chicky, that means being true about her sexual idenity, and for Lita, well, that means opening up about the fact that she's literally made of starstuff-she 'arrived' on the planet as part of the meteor that gave Meteor, New Mexico, its name, 50 years ago. Now sophomores in high school, Lita and Chicky have been circling around each other for years, but the 50th Annual Meteor Regional Pageant and Talent Competition Showcase (colloquially referred to as the Miss Meteor Pageant) might be just the thing to bring the two girls back together and give them the strength they need to see that secrets don't have to come between friends.Īlthough Chicky literally has three older sisters, both of the girls need someone in their lives that they can be open and honest with-and who can find the right balance of strict and loving to get both of them to open up about what's eating them up inside. Until the summer after 7th grade, when a truth about herself that Chicky didn't want to share drove them apart, and a truth about Lita that no one can know kept her from fighting. (I'm just lazy, OK?) But this cover is totally the kind of vignette I picture stting perfectly on a vanity, and the elements of the story it includes are sweet nods to what's within. I was never a person who needed a vanity for my makeup and gettin' ready goods, but I always thought they were pretty, and a small part of me probably wanted to be the kind of person who put a lot of time and care into their appearance.

BOOK REPORT for Miss Meteor by Anna-Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejiaīonus Factors: LGBTQ+, Sisters, Small TownĬontent Warning: There are memories of abuse and bullying and themes of intolerance and homophobia in Miss Meteor that might be triggering for some readers.

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