Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)

by T.J. Klune

“But I believe the greatest weapon we have at our disposal is our voices. And I am going to use my voice for you, and for me. Hate is loud. We are louder.”

He saw a girl of perhaps ten or eleven standing in the crowd between a man and a woman who appeared to be her parents. In her hands, she held a glittery sign that read MAGIC MAKES THE WORLD BEAUTIFUL. She waved shyly at him, and he winked in return, causing her to grin widely.

There were even rumblings about coming down hard on parents of transgender children seeking medical care.”

Freedom in a slate sky, rain hissing the moment it touched the bird’s feathers.

They live on in my memories, kept tucked away for the days I need to be reminded that my history, while difficult, began with people who loved me. While it doesn’t negate all that followed, it can be a balm to a weary soul.”

Linus lay next to him, holding Arthur’s hand against his chest, fingers spread wide, the slow, calm beat of Linus’s heart a metronome for a song only Arthur could hear.

even the smallest things can change the world, if only one is brave enough to try.

hope was the thing with feathers, but it was also in the hearts and minds of those who believed all was not lost, no matter the odds.

Mom, he thought. If only you could see me now. I’m not alone.

Mom, he thought in wonder as his breath hitched in his chest. Look. Just look.