• Age: 13 to 18
• Grade: 5
• Reading age: 12 to 18

This romance, set amongst Mina’s first summer job, explores new love, body image and the frustrations of working in retail.

Centering around first love, cultural expectations, and class, Luscious Love is the story of a girl realizing she needs to accept the love she deserves, and take the leap of faith before it’s too late.

Committed to amplifying female voices, author Katerina Bakolias highlights the traps we fall into when we have low self-worth. In her debut novel Luscious Love, Bakolias crafts a narrative where her main character must allow herself to be loved, learn to love herself and stand up against a boss that's all too willing to take advantage of her low self-esteem.

Katerina Bakolias (she/her) is a queer, Greek-Canadian, playwright, and screenwriter. With a passion for entertaining, she aspires to write stories that resonate with a queer female audience who enjoy comedy and drama. Her debut short film Roomies premiered at the 2020 FIN Film Festival and is now featured on CBC Gem. Additionally, her play Til Death Do Us Part delighted Nova Scotian audiences at its premiere in May 2022. Recognized for her talents Katerina received the RBC Chrysalis Emerging Artist Award in 2020. Committed to amplifying female voices, she actively creates new and compelling works across the realms of theatre, film and now literature. She lives in Nova Scotia.*

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A lovely story of learning to chart your own course... Mina is a body-positive fat girl who’s considering whether she might actually be pansexual. She’s a delightful main character, exploring all facets of growing up and becoming one’s own person.

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