Bad Girls: A Novel kidlit by Matt Lamothe

by Matt Lamothe

The history of philosophy has been a predictably tragic or comical succession of palliatives for human disquiet

When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby

It’s not an uncommon story—the peninsula was split down the 38th parallel

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Bad Girls: A Novel kidlit by Matt LamotheLonglisted for the Dublin Literary Award Gritty and unflinching, yet also tender, fantastical, and funny, a trans womans tale about finding a community on the margins. In Sarmiento Park, the green heart of Crdoba, a group of trans sex workers make their nightly rounds. When a cry comes from the dark, their leader, the 178 year old Auntie Encarna, wades into the brambles to investigate and discovers a baby half dead from the cold. She quickly rallies