| Contents |
Introduction -- Childhood: The blue fairy / Ajam + Owen Miller ; Mixed-up / Asa O'Connor-Jaeckel ; Pink herrings / Christopher ; Trapped / David Lleweyn ; Avatars / Lupus ; Be it not black and white / Ajam ; What can I do now? / Christopher Wolf ; What can I read next? -- Families: Family / Ajam ; As long as I'm healthy / Max ; Daddy's little girl / Danny Charles ; Be strong like windows / Samuel Busch ; You always wanted a girl / Asa O'Connor-Jaeckel ; Prejudice candle / Yakusinn Deboer ; What can I do now? / Kyle Shaughnessy ; What can I read next? -- Bodies: Reflection / Ajam ; Hair expression / Tor Broughton ; Butterflies / Maise Bodrug ; Dysphoria / A.J. Gabriel ; Disproportionate / Samuel Busch ; Life journey 1, and Life journey 2 / Maisie Bodrug ; What can I do now? / Dr. Jake Pyne ; What can I read next? -- Everyday life: Government buildings / Ajam ; Hidden transphobia / Tor Broughton ; Airport / Jasper Ledgerwood ; The plan / Christopher ; Tools of the transgender teen / Tor Broughton ; Queer, but still a Christian / Alexander M-G ; What can I do now? / Dr. Lee Airton ; What can I read next? -- Schools: Where do we draw the dividing line? / Ajam ; A couple of days in the life of one trans person / Maisie Bodrug ; Student letter responding to the backlash on the sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) curriculum / anonymous ; When you call me "she" / Owen Miller ; Boy or girl? / Luna ; Strength / Finn Lewis ; What can I do now? / Lindsay Cavanaugh ; What can I read next? -- Mental health: Transcend / Ajam ; Self-care / A.J. Gabriel ; I am strong / Tor Broughton ; Life letter / Jaxon Steele ; I am art / Alexander McIntyre ; Isolation / Asa O'Connor-Jaeckel ; What can I do now? / Astri Jack + J. Matsui De Roo ; What can I read next? -- Acceptance: Self-portrait / Ajam ; Dear Grace / David Llewelyn ; The personal dictionary of a trans semanticist / Christopher ; Sarah : a trans girl's story / Alexander M-G ; Genderfluid / Hope ; Embroidery / Tor Broughton ; What can I do now? / Alyx MacAdams ; What should I read next? -- Afterword: A binary binder / Glynne Evans ; Ditch the straights' jacket / Glynne Evans -- Terms to know. |
| Abstract |
"This illustrated nonfiction anthology is a collection of stories, essays, poetry and art by transgender youth."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract |
What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Written by trans youth from 11 to 18, this collection illustrates the trans experience through stories, essays, art and poetry. They tell of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. It is also a toolkit for what understanding, acceptance, and support for the trans community looks like. Adapted from back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 6 and up |
| Audience |
890 Lexile |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Growing up trans. Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2021 1459831381 9781459831384 |
| Genre/form | Literary collections. |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| Genre/form | short stories. |
| Genre/form | essays. |
| Genre/form | poetry. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| LCCN | 2020924190 |
| ISBN | 9781459831377 (softcover) |
| ISBN | 1459831373 (softcover) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
