Recently, I did a review for Colleen Oakes' new novel WENDY DARLING: STARS. It's the first in her new YA series about the adventures of Wendy and Peter Pan. The novel centers around 16-year-old Wendy Darling and her brothers, the spiteful John and innocent Michael, as they venture off to Neverland. Each of the Darling children is looking to escape something. Wendy has lost her chance at love in a society where she is restricted by rank and rules. John, having never fit in with most boys, is looking for a new family to fit in. And Michael looks to become one of the bigger boys so that he may roam free and wild. But you can't run away forever.
A genderqueer young adult and adult debut science fiction and fantasy author, Dill Werner writes for The Knight Agency under president and senior agent, NYT bestselling author Deidre Knight. They focus on diverse, nonbinary and/or trans* characters that validate the identities, sexualities, and genders of both teens and adults a like.