When three LGBTQ+ friends question their elderly neighbor about her past, they all are magically transported through time to the Stonewall Inn, where they have an opportunity to watch history unfold. Bongiovanni focuses less on the time line and backstory of the actual Stonewall Riots and more on the feelings and injustice of those being discriminated against, as well as the actions they took. The teen characters interact with historical figures, such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, causing them to be both grateful for the progress made in the past but also frustrated that they still face similar struggles in the present. Seeing the events unfold further leads them to question how to help both in their time and during the Stonewall events. The writing toward the end switches from the previous historical-fiction tone to a more standard nonfiction style, listing further achievements and struggles of the community in the 80s and beyond. An accessible and eye-opening account of the events and this important history.

A teen and her two friends learn about the Stonewall riots from her abuela.Natalia and her friends Jax and Rashad are helping Natalia's abuela Carmen move into a senior living facility. As the teens help her unpack, they find a picture Natalia has never seen before, and Abuela says that it is a photo of her and her girlfriend in 1969. Carmen tells the teens that back then, being bisexual, gay, or transgender wasn't as accepted, so she was not out at the time. As Carmen shares how dangerous it could be if people discovered the truth-queer people faced danger from the police, employers, family, and therapists-she and the skeptical teens are transported to the summer of 1969 and New York City's Stonewall Inn. Bongiovanni acknowledges in an author's note that the graphic novel "is not 100 percent true" because so much information about the Stonewall uprising comes from oral accounts; still, the book manages to put the teens in the midst of compromising situations that allow factual information into the narrative. Panels show a diverse group of queer folks, including legendary activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, appreciating the safe haven of the Stonewall Inn and standing up to the police. The book ends with Abuela discussing the strides forward and backward in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Natalia and Carmen are cued Latinx, Rashad is brown-skinned, and Jax is light-skinned.Engaging account that invites young people to continue to advocate for equality now. (foreword, LGBTQ+ resources for youth, a letter to young LGBTQI activists, glossary) (Graphic nonfiction. 10-16)