Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Luna In The Night
Luna doesn't just show up in Regan's bedroom at night demanding to be seen—apparently the idea for Luna came to author Julie Anne Peters in the middle of the night as well. (Source.)
Speak Out
Julie Anne Peters isn't the kind of person to water down ideas or language in her books. As she puts it, "I don't appreciate books that water down language, or tiptoe around the truth, or refuse to speak to us at a human level." (Source.)
Researching the Community
As part of researching the transgender community, Julie Anne Peters went to a support meeting to hear more about people and their transitioning processes. (Source.)
So Many Terms
If some of the language and ideas in Luna are new to you, here's a handy dandy resource put together by some folks at UC Berkeley defining various LGBTQ terms. (Source.)