Tag: gender identity

• REVIEW: Billions of Beautiful Hearts by Kevin Craig

  

  The Official Description: Wen Devante is Insta famous with a massive following and a flare for fashion. At almost 18, they have already published a book on gender nonconformity, released several songs on Spotify and appeared on television. During the first wave of Covid-19 lockdown, they reach out to an unsuspecting Kaye, one of their…

  charkinzie

  6 Feb 2021

  5 stars, Books, canadian, Contemporary, diverse characters, gender identity, lgbtqia content, my faves, new adult, own voices author, romance, young adult

  2021 review, billions of beautiful hearts, book, book review, Book Reviews, Books, canadian, Canadian contemporary queer fiction, Canadian LGBTQIA, Come What May, COVID, gender, gender identity, Insta -famous, interlude press, Kevin craig, new adult, Pandemic Fiction, review, romance, short story, they/them pronouns, young adult

• REVIEW: Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky

  

  The Official Description: Transgender author Agnes Borinsky deftly explores gender identity and queer romance in this heart-wrenchingly honest debut novel. Alex feels like he is in the wrong body. His skin feels strange against his bones. And then comes Tracy, who thinks he’s adorably awkward, who wants to kiss him, who makes him feel like…

  charkinzie

  10 Oct 2020

  5 stars, Books, coming out, Contemporary, diverse characters, gender identity, lgbtqia content, new adult, own voices author, self-discovery, young adult

  2020 reviews, Agnes Borinsky, book, book review, Book Reviews, Books, Edelweiss, Farrar Straus and Giroux, gender identity, own voices, review, Sasha Masha, self-discovery, trans character

• REVIEW: How To They/Them by Stuart Getty

  

  The Official Description: A lighthearted primer for parents, teachers, young adults, anyone with a nonbinary person in their life, or those wondering if they/them might be for them, How to They/Them is an irreverent illustrated romp through the history of gender- neutral pronouns and a guide to using them respectfully. What does “nonbinary” or “gender nonconforming”…

  charkinzie

  28 Sep 2020

  5 stars, gender identity, lgbtqia content, non-fiction, own voices author, self-discovery

  2020 review, binary, book, book review, Books, brook theyng, gender, gender binary, gender identity, genetics, Goodreads, graphic art, how to they/them, nature vs. nurture, netgalley, NineStar Press, queer non-fiction, review, sex, socialization, stared getty, they/them

• REVIEW: Ciel by Sophie Labelle

  The Official Description: Ciel is excited to start high school. A gender non-conforming trans kid, Ciel has a YouTube channel and dreams of getting a better camera to really make a mark. Ciel can always rely on their best friend, Stephie, a trans girl who also happens to be a huge nerd, but their friendship…

  charkinzie

  15 Aug 2020

  canadian, Contemporary, diverse characters, gender identity, juvenile, lgbtqia content, mental health

  2020 review, book, book review, Book Reviews, Books, character is trans, character is trans non binary, Ciel, gender identity, gender identiy, gender nonconforming, juvenile books, lgbtqia children’s books, netgalley, non-binary, review

• REVIEW: The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean

  

  The Official Description: “Sometimes I have trouble filling out tests when the name part feels like a test too. . . . When I write letters, I love that you have to read all of my thoughts and stories before I say any name at all. You have to make it to the very end to…

  charkinzie

  8 May 2020

  diverse characters, juvenile, lgbtqia content, mental health, own voices author

  2020 reviews, book, book review, Book Reviews, Books, character is trans boy, childhood sexual abuse, Edelweiss, gender identity, lexie bean, review, the ship we built, trans character

• REVIEW: Once A Girl, Always a Boy by Jo Ivestor

  

  The Official Description: Jeremy Ivester is a transgender man. Thirty years ago, his parents welcomed him into the world as what they thought was their daughter. As a child, he preferred the toys and games our society views as masculine. He kept his hair short and wore boys’ clothing. They called him a tomboy. That’s…

  charkinzie

  21 Mar 2020

  lgbtqia content, non-fiction

  2020 review, always a boy, Angry queer Somali boy, book, book review, Book Reviews, Books, Brave Face, gender identity, Jeremy Ivester, jo ivester, Memoir, Mohamed abdulkarim ali, netgalley, once a girl, review, Shaun David Hutchinson, She Writes Press, trans, trans child, transgender