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The groundbreaking novel from critically acclaimed author Ellen Wittlinger that tells the story of a transgender teen’s search for identity and acceptance has now been updated to include current terminology and an updated list of resources. Angela Katz-McNair never felt quite right as a girl. So she cuts her hair short, purchases some men’s clothes and chose a new name: Grady. While coming out as transgender feels right to Grady, he isn’t prepared for the reactions of his friends and family. Why can’t they accept that Grady is just being himself? Grady’s life is miserable until he finds friends in unexpected places—the school geek, Sebastian, who tells Grady that there is a precedent for transgenders in the natural world, and Kita, a senior, who might just be Grady’s first love. In a voice tinged with humor and sadness, Ellen Wittlinger explores Grady’s struggles—universal struggles any teen can relate to.

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The author demonstrates well the complexity faced by transgendered people and makes the teen s frustration with having to fit into a category fully apparent. Publishers Weekly

Peopled with wonderfully wacky characters and scenes, this narrative snaps and crackles with wit, even while it touches the spirit of the sensitive reader. Wittlinger scores another success with this highly recommended novel. -- VOYA A compelling and richly detailed story. -- The BCCB The author demonstrates well the complexity faced by transgendered people and makes the teen's frustration with having to fit into a category fully apparent. -- Publishers Weekly Wittlinger's writing skill will help YA readers understand transgender issues, and those readers will be entertained and moved as they read. -- KLIATT A thought-provoking discussion of gender roles, gender identity, and the influence of nature, nurture, and social construction on both. -- The Horn Book Magazine A thought-provoking discussion of gender roles, gender identity, and the influence of nature, nurture, and social construction on both. The Horn Book Magazine A compelling and richly detailed story. The BCCB Peopled with wonderfully wacky characters and scenes, this narrative snaps and crackles with wit, even while it touches the spirit of the sensitive reader. Wittlinger scores another success with this highly recommended novel. VOYA Wittlinger s writing skill will help YA readers understand transgender issues, and those readers will be entertained and moved as they read. KLIATT The author demonstrates well the complexity faced by transgendered people and makes the teen s frustration with having to fit into a category fully apparent. Publishers Weekly

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Ellen Wittlinger was the critically acclaimed author of the teen novels Parrotfish, Blind Faith, Sandpiper, Heart on My Sleeve, Zigzag, and Hard Love (an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Book and a Lambda Literary Award winner), and its sequel Love & Lies: Marisol’s Story. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and an MFA from the University of Iowa. A former children’s librarian, she passed away in November 2022 at the age of seventy-four.

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