Library's review
An important and timely novel chronicling the inner lives of transgender teens as they go through the gender transition process while enduring chronic bullying at school. Author’s Note.
Genres
Lexile
770L
Publication
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2016), 352 pages
Description
David Piper, always an outsider, forms an unlikely friendship with Leo Denton who, from the first day at his new school wants only to be invisible, but when David's deepest secret gets out, that he wants to be a girl, things get very messy for both of them.
Awards
USBBY Outstanding International Book (Grades 9-12 — 2017)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2016)
The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2019)
Branford Boase Award (Longlist — 2016)
Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Winner — Older Readers — 2016)
YA Book Prize (Shortlist — 2016)
Grampian Children’s Book Award (Shortlist — 2017)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0374302375 / 9780374302375
DDC/MDS
| 823.92 |