Large Fears by Miles E. Johnson

• Plot Summary: Jeremiah Nebula is not a bullfrog. He is a black boy that loves pink things, and he desperately wants to travel to Mars. His voyage leads him to land on stars that have little Jeremiah confronting all of his fears, and not just the small ones, the really, really large ones. Will Jeremiah Nebula conquer his large fears? Will he ever make it to Mars? Blast off with “LARGE FEARS” to see if Jeremiah Nebula’s dreams come true or if they remain a daydream.

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• The idea of this book is to explore an intersectional identity, to watch a queer, black boy confront his fears. The book reads very poetically as Jeremiah is shooting for “mars,” his dreams, and keeps falling onto “stars,” his fears dressed up in fantastical ways. Intersectional representation is very important in any collection.