I think that people are finally starting to listen. I think it’s very important for the bisexual voice in literature to be heard. Lehman says "I’m just happy that all of the contestants and finalists entered the competition this year. "TORN" is an intriguing coming of age story that many teenagers will relate to." The Midwest Book Review gave it 5 stars and had this to say about it. In her new environment and with new friends, her values will be thoroughly tested. Lehman’s novel TORN is about a 14-year-old girl who transfers from a Catholic all girls’ school in Ohio, to a public school in California. This is the first year that there were enough entries to divide the Bisexual category into two separate groups: Bisexual Fiction and Bisexual Non-Fiction. The Lambda Literary Awards is the most prestigious organization to recognize literature in the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered) community. Lehman is a finalist in the Bisexual Fiction category of the Lambda Literary Awards. Newport Beach, CA ( PRWEB) Ap- A subject that was once taboo – the curiosity teens experience when discovering sexuality – is now being recognized in the novel “TORN” by first time author, Amber Lehman.
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