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There has been rather a lot of attention to the particular problems of transgender children lately: news accounts of parents being supportive and being so violently opposed to their child's identity that suicide becomes the only option.

Prince's story is set at the edge of those: as a girl she hated wearing skirts or dresses with the fiery passion of a billion suns going supernova. Although she didn't want to dress like a girl, or adopt obvious clues to femininity like long hair, she wasn't a boy, either. This book is about how she copes with society's expectations and her own inclinations, figuring out her romantic inclinations, finding her way through school and life, and finding the people she felt most comfortable with.

It's a great story, amusingly told. And although Prince's sartorial choices are uniquely specific, the theme is as universal as they come. Particularly recommended for middle school students who are under the worst pressure to conform to norms.

Hee, I should mention that the author blurb is particularly brilliant.

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