You Should See Me in a Crown (novel)

This article is about the young adult novel. For the Billie Eilish song, see You Should See Me in a Crown.
You Should See Me in a Crown
First edition
AuthorLeah Johnson
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung Adult
PublisherScholastic Press
Publication date
June 2, 2020
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint Hardcover
Pages336 (Hardcover edition)
ISBN9781338503265
OCLC1111972556
Websitehttps://www.byleahjohnson.com/

You Should See Me in a Crown is a debut young adult novel by Leah Johnson,[1] published by Scholastic in June 2020. The book was given a Stonewall Book honor,[2] and TIME magazine named it one of the best 100 young adult books of all time.[3]

The novel follows Liz Lighty, who hatches a plan to leave the "small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town" she lives in because she feels "too black, too poor, too awkward" to live her best life there.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Oldfield, Kate (2020-08-10). "Leah Johnson on rom-coms, black queer representation and You Should See Me in a Crown". United By Pop. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  2. ^ "ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards". News and Press Center. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ "The 100 Best YA Books of All Time". Time. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ "Meet the Authors of June's Popular Queer Young Adult Fiction". Goodreads. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  5. ^ Johnson, Leah (2020-06-02). You Should See Me in a Crown. Scholastic Press. ISBN 978-1-338-50326-5.
  6. ^ Gerike, Lydia. "'Black joy is at the heart of' author and Indianapolis native Leah Johnson's YA novel". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  7. ^ Thomad, Summer (14 February 2021). "Author Leah Johnson On Being Young, Black, Queer And In Love". npr. Retrieved 8 July 2024.