![]() As a reader, my journey was mirroring the journey of the people in the book. About that same time, I stopped picturing a girl dressed as a boy and started picturing a boy. But then Angela announces choosing Grady for a name I quickly began thinking "Grady" (Angie's family had used Angie for sixteen years, I had only used it for a few pages) but found myself thinking she, she, she until about page 200 when I started thinking he, he, he without even realizing it. ![]() I began the book thinking Angela/Angie/she, as that is what the main character is called. ![]() As with Beige, I'll hold off being too spoilery. Reviewing a book so far ahead of its publication date is tricky. ![]() The Good: Do you know how hard it was to write that plot description without using "her" or "him"? Wittlinger avoids those difficulties by having Grady tell his own story, in first person. And with short hair, bound breasts, and a boy's wardrobe, Grady quietly yet proudly comes out as transgendered and starts living life as a boy, both at home and at school. The Plot: Angela remembers being age six and the swim teacher saying, "boys in one line, girls in another." Angela was puzzled: "why did everybody think I was a girl?" Ten years later, Angela realizes that "inside the body of this strange, never-quite-right girl was hiding the soul of a typical, average, ordinary boy."Īngela picks a new name: Grady. ![]()
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