Julia Watts

Abandoned by her mother and raised by her loving but religiously zealous grandmother, 16-year-old Heavenly Faith Simms (H.F. for short) has never felt like she belonged anywhere. When she finds her mother's address in a drawer, she and her best friend, Bo, an emotionally...

Twelve-year-old Miranda Jasper has the Sight, a gift that allows her to see into other people's thoughts. Most regular kids are scared of Miranda and avoid her; however, Miranda does have two friends who definitely aren't regular kids: horror-movie obsessed Adam who has moved...

Leaving home was the best decision Chrys Pickett ever made. She lost her rural accent, got a PhD and made something of herself, promising she'd never go back to her roots. But when your Nanny needs you and your heart has been smashed to...

Spanning decades, 'The Kind of Girl I Am' humorously explores the changing sexual and social mores of the South and depicts an extraordinary woman's experiences of triumph, heartbreak, friendship and forbidden love.Author: Julia WattsISBN-10: 1883523893ISBN-13: 9781883523893Publisher: Spinsters Ink BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2007Pages: 346Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize:...

Miranda Jasper is different from the other kids in the small town of Wilder, Kentucky. Like all the women in her family, she has the Sight--the ability to see into other people's thoughts. Though her granny assures Miranda that the Sight is a gift,...

In a small Kentucky college town in 1953, two married women desperately fall in love with each other, until a moment of indiscretion threatens to destroy both their lives.In her new adult novel, award-winning author Julia Watts creates a compelling, emotional queer tale of...

***"Great Reads from Great Places" selection by State of Tennessee for Library of Congress National Book Festival***Honorable Mention, Foreword Indies award for Young Adult Fiction***Lambda Literary Recommended LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction In rural Kentucky, 16-year-old Kody loves quilting, cooking, and Dolly Parton and helps...

Author: Julia WattsISBN-10: 1931513929ISBN-13: 9781931513920Publisher: Bella BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2003Pages: 181Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 8.66h x 6.02w x 0.39d

A compelling LGBTQ YA novel by LAMBDA award-winning author Julia Watts, that explores the unlikely friendship between Libby, the oldest child in a rural Tennessee family of strict evangelical Christians, and Zo, her gender fluid new neighbor.Author: Julia WattsISBN-10: 1941110665ISBN-13: 9781941110669Publisher: Three Rooms PressLanguage:...

Miranda Jasper just wants her life to go back to normal. For Miranda, normal means living in a spooky old house in tiny Wilder, Kentucky, with her mom and granny who, like her, share a mysterious power called The Sight. It also means hanging...

Vermillion, Georgia, is the small town that time forgot, or at least that's how it feels to fifteen-year-old Rufus. As if being a scrawny ginger called "Matchstick" isn't bad enough, Rufus is also gay, an artist, and the son of conservative religious fanatics. He...

Ruby Pickett didn't have any say about the family move to Tennessee. Her daddy's new job will help the war effort, though no one has told her exactly how. Brand new, government-built Oak Ridge quickly proves a curious and intriguing place for the sixteen-year-old's...

In turbulent times, what we need is possibility, and in this rich gathering of diverse voices, Watts and Smith give us just that. A girl molds clay against her deaf brother�s ears to heal him. A gay man finds his Appalachian clan in a...

"Stop it Bev!" Huge tears were rolling down Andie's cheeks. "You're scaring me." "No. You're scaring me. When we moved in together seven years ago, I thought I was settling down with someone who had some personal integrity. I was obviously mistaken. Ever since...

It is the fall semester of 1990, and three students--all with the first name of Elizabeth--are on the roll for Professor Angela Rivers' Women in Literature course at William Blount University. Like so many college students, each of these "Elizabeths" is on a journey...

The anticipation of getting it for the first time... The confusion when it first arrives... The embarrassment of starting it when you're wearing your new white pants... The relief at its arrival when you feared you might be pregnant... The disappointment at its arrival...