Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
From the author of the critically-acclaimed Gracefully Grayson comes a thoughtful and sensitive middle grade novel about non-binary identity and first love.
Brief description:
Ami Polonsky is the author of the critically-acclaimed Gracefully Grayson and Threads. She is a middle school English teacher and a parent of two kids, one of whom exists happily beneath the trans umbrella.
Review Quotes:
A BookRiot Best Book for Pride Month!
Recommended Reading for NEA's Read Across America 2022-23
"Hopeful and real, this story is electric. There's a lot to love here; recommended as a first purchase everywhere." --
School Library Journal, starred review "Polonsky (
Gracefully Grayson, 2014) has written a hopeful and insightful text for young readers to explore
gender and sexual identity through an enticing story of friendship, family, and first love." --
Booklist "Polonsky (
Gracefully Grayson) sensitively handles Ollie's gender identity while fully fleshing out their character. The novel makes a compelling argument, reinforced by an extended optical illusion metaphor, for looking at the world from another's lens." --
Publishers Weekly "Bigotry against Ollie is briefly addressed in one scene but is done so tactfully; it is clear that a great deal of empathy has gone into this narrative. The romance and chemistry between Essie and Ollie are also enjoyable. A charming, feel-good LGBTQ+ story." --
Kirkus Reviews
