Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line

Suyi Davies — 2022

Dive into this revealing portrait of Stranger Things fan favorite Lucas Sinclair and get to know Lucas like never before. The thrilling adventure of Stranger Things continues where season three left off, with fan favorite Lucas Sinclair finally telling his own story in his own words. Lucas has been in the fight against the evil forces in his town since the beginning, but he is tired of feeling like an outsider. When the start of high school presents Lucas with options beyond D&D and being bullied, he wonders if he can be more than invisible. After connecting with one of the few other Black students at school, Lucas starts to learn more about himself apart from his friend group. And he begins to understand himself as a Black teen in Hawkins, which feels unlike anything—in this world or any other—he’s ever experienced. From Suyi Davies, contributor to the New York Times bestselling Black Boy Joy, comes an exploration of love and identity within the beloved Stranger Things universe, through the eyes of Lucas Sinclair.

Reviews

kari <33@karibari

Aug 20, 2022

lucas sinclair deserves the world

jae sachet@jaesachet

Dec 1, 2023

+10

Yasmin Ceccato de Lima@yas22

Jan 2, 2024

Sienna@siennalucien

Sep 28, 2022

Highlights

kari <33@karibari

“As a Black person in this world, you’re always out there trying to live, but you’re forced to spend so much time surviving.” He pauses. “All I’ve ever wanted for you – for everyone in this house – is to live without always having to be told that all we must do is survive.”

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god… thinking of notes from a native son

kari <33@karibari

“I don't hate being Black,” he says, out of nowhere.

Mom, I think. Of course she told him about our talk.

“I want you to know that,” he continues as he cuts. “And maybe I havent done a good job of showing you that in the past. But I want you to know, now, that I love and am proud of who I am. I love being African American. And no matter what anyone says to you – I want you to love it too.”

Page 179

this made me cry

kari <33@karibari

“No,” he says. “You only have to be enough for yourself. Everything else is secondary.”

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fira@orufrey

Max cannot die.

I watch her stare out the window. I want to reach out to her, comfort her. But she's even more withdrawn now. I remember the night we broke up, sitting in the cold at Elmore skatepark, and it suddenly feels like the best day of our lives. Bobbing our heads to Kate Bush, knowing that everything was ending. Even though there was pain, there was so much joy that night.

I’d give anything to have that back, over and over.

u cant do this to me.

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fira@orufrey

“I know you say this town ain’t shit,” he says, “but one thing I know is that it remembers its own. I moved here from the outside, so no matter how hard I try, I’m always a visitor. But you—see, you’re part of the fabric of this place. Hawkins may not like you or enjoy your presence, but Hawkins gotta deal with you, since you’re not going anywhere. You’re Hawkins through and through. So I thought: If I’m not allowed to fully be the person I want to be here, if I can’t get on the starting team because I’m some Black kid from Cleveland—maybe Lucas Sinclair will.”