{"product_id":"are-you-a-friend-of-dorothy-the-true-story-of-an-imaginary-woman-and-the-real-people-she-helped-hardcover","title":"Are You a Friend of Dorothy?: The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKyle Lukoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLevi Hastings\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Newbery Honor and Stonewall Book Award-winning author Kyle Lukoff and celebrated picture book illustrator Levi Hastings comes an \"approachable, engaging\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) picture book about how people found community in a time when they had to keep their true selves secret.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Are you a friend of Dorothy?\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a time when the LGBTQ+ community was forced to hide in the shadows, a woman named Dorothy helped her people find each other in the dark and celebrate themselves in the light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut who \u003ci\u003ewas\u003c\/i\u003e Dorothy? Was she from the neighborhood, someone's wife, mother, or sister? Was she that clever writer, who threw parties where there were no rules about who you could and couldn't dance with? Or was she a girl from Kansas, who dreamed of leaving her black-and-white, small-town life and finding a vibrant, colorful world that loved her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDorothy might have been all these things--because Dorothy, as known by the post-WWII queer community, wasn't real. Still, she helped a community find connection and care amidst adversity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyle Lukoff writes books for kids and other people. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kyle worked at five bookstores, in four libraries, for three schools, as two genders, through one intersection: people and books. Find him on Twitter @KyleLukoff, Instagram @KyleLukoffWrites, and his website at KyleLukoff.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevi Hastings is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg\u003c\/i\u003e by Rob Sanders, \u003ci\u003eAre You a Friend of Dorothy? \u003c\/i\u003eby Kyle Lukoff, and \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Springer\u003c\/i\u003e by Amanda Abler, about which \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e raved, \"This beautiful book tells a suspenseful, heartrending true story.\" Levi lives in Seattle with his husband. Learn more at LeviHastings.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45592087494700,"sku":"9781665931663","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/dgovaIxMsE9781665931663.webp?v=1780434314","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/are-you-a-friend-of-dorothy-the-true-story-of-an-imaginary-woman-and-the-real-people-she-helped-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}