A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Title for Young Readers
Three kids who donât belong. A room that shouldnât exist. A year that will change everything.
Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Meg Medina, this debut middle grade novel from award-winning author Mark Oshiro is a hopeful and heartfelt coming-of-age story for anyone whoâs ever felt like they didnât fit in.
San Francisco and Orangevale may be in the same state, but for HĂ©ctor Muñoz, they might as well be a million miles apart. Back home, being gay didnât mean feeling different. At HĂ©ctorâs new school, he couldnât feel more alone.
Most days, HĂ©ctor just wishes he could disappear. And he does. Right into the janitorâs closet. (Yes, he sees the irony.) But one day, when the door closes behind him, HĂ©ctor discovers heâs stumbled into a room that shouldnât be possible. A room that connects him with two new friends from different corners of the countryâand opens the door to a life-changing year full of friendship, adventure, and just a little bit of magic.
âSometimes hilarious, sometimes devastating, but always full of heart, The Insiders carves out a space for us all to be our true selves.â âKwame Mbalia, New York Times bestselling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky