They make a pact to help themselves settle in at camp, all while navigating their queer identities and a competition pitting cabin against cabin. Ellen Outside the Lines released on March 22, 2022, from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.Ĭo-authored with Nicole Melleby, Camp QUILTBAG* is a story about twelve-year-old Abigail Rabb and thirteen-year-old Kai Lindquist, who are attending a summer camp for queer youth for vastly different reasons. It explores Spanish and Catalan culture, as well as queer and Jewish identity. Sass' second novel features Ellen Katz, an autistic thirteen-year-old, who is attempting to regain a long-time friendship on a class trip to Barcelona, Spain. It also received a favorable review in The New York Times Book Review. Ana on the Edge went on to be named a Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2020 selection, an American Library Association 2021 Rainbow List Top 10 for Young Readers title, a selection in the Chicago Review of Books Notable List of Debut Books by Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-conforming Authors, and was named to the New York Public Library's "Favorite Trans, Nonbinary, and GNC Titles of 2020. It was published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on October 20, 2020, and received a starred review from Booklist. Juvenile figure skating champion, as Ana navigates old and new friendships, the financial hardships of elite figure skating, and a newly discovered non-binary gender identity. Sass' debut novel follows twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning U.S. Sass' work focuses on the intersections between faith, identity, and allyship. He describes himself as queer and non-binary, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. Figure Skating in Gold Singles and Bronze Ice Dance. Sass also holds test judge appointments with U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships and the silver medal at the 2019 U.S. IceSymmetrics won the bronze medal at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Senior Free Skate test, then went on to compete as a member of the Masters synchronized skating team, IceSymmetrics.
His debut middle grade novel, Ana on the Edge, was purchased by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Figure Skating Senior Moves in the Field test while in law school, then worked as a technical writer and legal editor while writing creatively on the side.
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