Luna

Luna is a young adult novel, by Julie Anne Peters, and was first published in 2004. The novel is told from the point of view of sixteen-year-old Regan. She struggles with the secret that her older brother, Liam, is a transsexual, who wants to transition and live as a girl named Luna. (Liam adopts the name "Luna", which means "moon," to reflect the fact she can only show herself as a girl at night.) Regan helps Luna dress as a girl in secret, but ... more

Luna is a young adult novel, by Julie Anne Peters, and was first published in 2004. The novel is told from the point of view of sixteen-year-old Regan. She struggles with the secret that her older brother, Liam, is a transsexual, who wants to transition and live as a girl named Luna. (Liam adopts the name "Luna", which means "moon," to reflect the fact she can only show herself as a girl at night.) Regan helps Luna dress as a girl in secret, but panics when she announces her plans to become Luna full-time. Regan dreads what her parents will think, and how society will accept Luna. Furthermore, Regan's own romantic life is put in danger when she is forced to constantly look out for her sister. Although she wishes to have a "normal" sibling, she knows that she is Luna's only hope for happiness. There are many other problems for Regan and Luna in the book. Their mother is a busy wedding planner who uses a variety of anti-depressants and is not home enough to take care of her family. The... less