This book was a great read for myself. It was a book that i could easily follow, and could relate too, though i am NOT transgendered. I was able to relate to the thoughts on how Angela/Grady felt about dividing everything, male vs. female, blue vs. pink., and where to play in the pool. I loved how this book showed the feelings and thoughts of her mother and father, and how the school handled such a situation. The mother thought differently about the situation then the father, while the father was fine with it. And the school,oh my. I enjoyed reading about all the drama that happened in the school. About how Grady's best friend left him for a posse of horridly mean girls, the dramatic yet realistic love story that slowly unfolds, and of course the hero, Sebastia. Sebastian is a small teen that becomes Grady's best friend and go-to-man. The ending is happy, which made me enjoy the book even more. And each page had a funny line, that i giggled to myself about. GREAT. AWESOME. WOW.
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Parrotfish
(2007, Fiction - Coming of Age, Written by Ellen Wittlinger)
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Honest portrayal of a transgender teen.
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for Ages 14–18
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Parents need to know that this book centers on a transgender character (Grady was born a girl, but wants to live as a boy). When he starts to live openly as a boy, he's harassed at school by both boys and girls, faces resistance from school staff and an old friend, and even has some trouble at home.
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- Families can talk about identity change. What ways do teens typically play with their identities (think changing hairstyle, dressing differently, etc.)? Ask kids what would happen at their schools if someone made a more major identity change, as Grady does. Would they be accepted?
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