Post-reading thoughts: 
 I want to do a full review, but I just finished reading Ramona Blue and the five stars stand. Not only does Julie (or any character except Ramona's mom, who is shouted down as being wrong each time) NEVER say that Ramona is in need of fixing (particularly by a boy) or that being lesbian is just a phase, it's just a really fantastic book. And FYI the romance isn't even the major part of the book. The writing is lovely, and Ramona drops so many wonderful truths about life that it was impossible not to love every sentence, paragraph, and page. Definitely highly recommend. Stay tuned for a full review. 
 Pre-emptive review 11/30/16: 
 I have not yet read Ramona Blue so this is a pre-emptive 5 star. However, I loved both Julie's other books, and I am confident I will love Ramona as well. See, Julie is a talented writer who treats every character and theme with care and sensitivity. Although I now see why the summary may not be worded in the best possible way, I believe in Julie's writing. She made me fall in love with a bratty and generally unlikeable cancer survivor and a confident-but-sometimes-not fat girl and a whole host of complex and dynamic secondary characters. Julie is a lovely human being who is kind and fierce and loyal. She's unapologetic about who she is, but she's also honest and apologetic when she makes a mistake. Did you know that when Julie erroneously used the phrase spirit animal in Dumplin, she apologized to the Native community and asked her publisher to work with her to correct the error? AND THEY DID?? I'm not saying this to canonize Julie or absolve her from all mistakes past, present, and future. I'm saying this because I believe in Julie. I hope this book will honor LGBT voices. I'm going to give it a shot, and I hope you will too.