Gracefully Grayson
by:
Ami Polonsky (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781423185277 (1423185277)
ASIN: 1423185277
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
This is the first book I've read with a transgender character, so I don't have much to compare to. That said, I thought the book was very well done. Grayson is a 6th-grade boy who identifies as a girl on the inside. It's intended for younger readers, however, I think adults can also gain from readin...
This is the story of a boy who wished he was born a girl.A very tough topic; everyone suffers, from his family to the Grayson himself. He is bullied; his aunt keeps saying that what he proposes is wrong, but also there are people (like his classmates, mostly girls; his teacher) who support him. The ...
Before I started this book I'd read a few reviews that told me it was going to be pretty good and I wasn't let down. This is the first MG novel that I know of that tackles trans issues and it could have been a mess. I can't speak to the trans issues (I'm cis), but the story itself was well-written...
In this review I will be referring to Grayson as ‘they’ because neither he nor she feels 100% appropriate. This is my personal interpretation and not meant to offend or confuse anybody. This gender issue doesn’t surface in the book itself since the story is told in the first person from Grayson’s pe...
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