Blood Moon

NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 AMAZING BOOK AWARDS

Featured on the Reading Agency's #WonderWomenBooklist

"Written with humour and understanding, this is the book young people need." SARA PASCOE


PERIODS, SEX AND ONLINE SHAMING. AN EXTRAORDINARY VERSE NOVEL FROM A BOLD NEW VOICE IN FICTION.

During Frankie’s first sexual experience with lovely Benjamin, she gets her period. It’s only blood, they agree. No shame.

Then a graphic meme goes viral, turning their fun, intimate afternoon into something mortifying and damaging. And Frankie begins to wonder: is she disgusting?

As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, her universe implodes. But can laughter, bravery and the fiercest of friends help Frankie find her way out of the darkness?

Written with humour and understanding, this is the book young people need. ― Sara Pascoe

With every verse of her debut, Cuthew shouts down the shame, chips away at the period taboo, and firmly establishes herself as a bold and vital new voice in feminist literature. ― Samantha Shannon

Blood Moon is one of the best YA debuts I’ve read in years. Moving, compelling and bold, it filled me with such hope. It’s a very special book. ― Louise O'Neill

A bloody brilliant book! -- Gabby Edlin, CEO and Founder of Bloody Good Period

This is female adolescence, crystalized. And it's astounding. -- Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author

Lucy Cuthew has published over thirty children’s books, including picture books, educational titles and non-fiction, and she regularly speaks on the subject of children's books for the BBC. She was a children’s editor for over ten years, both in-house and freelance, and graduated from the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa in 2019, with an exceptionally high distinction grade. Lucy likes TV written by funny women, science podcasts, mountains and croissants. She lives in Cardiff with her husband and young twins, and is currently working on a new YA verse novel about the impact of online pornography on young people.