{"product_id":"9781250062956","title":"Freakboy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFreakboy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kristin Elizabeth Clark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful novel in verse told from the points of view of a genderqueer teenager, the teen's girlfriend, and a trans woman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An important story, written with compassion and startling insight.” —Ellen Hopkins, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of the Crank trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the outside, Brendan Chase seems to have it pretty easy. Brendan is a star wrestler, a video game aficionado, and a loving significant other to seemingly perfect match, Vanessa. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Brendan feels so wrong. Why does Brenan sometimes fantasize having long hair, soft skin, and gentle curves? Is there even a name for people like Brendan? People who are assigned male at birth but who sometimes want to be girls? Or is Brendan just a freak? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFreakboy\u003c\/i\u003e's razor-sharp verse, Kristin Clark folds three narratives into one powerful story: Brendan's exploration of gender; Vanessa, who fights to keep her and Brendan's relationship alive; and Angel, a woman who's struggling to confront her own demons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFreakboy\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Debut novelist Clark uses free verse to write a gripping story about a complex topic: the challenges of growing up transgender or genderqueer.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This gutsy, tripartite poem explores a wider variety of identities—cis-, trans-, genderqueer—than a simple transgender storyline, making it stand out.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“...a gripping story about a complex topic...” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“*This gutsy, tripartite poem explores a wider variety of identities--cis-, trans-, genderqueer--than a simple transgender storyline, making it stand out.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It succeeds in conveying the message that \"you are not alone\" to transgender youth while helping everyone else get a handle on these often-tortured teens. The author succeeds in her mission to foster \"greater understanding and acceptance of gender's vast and lovely variation.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sincere, profound rendering of sexuality, queerness, and identity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed ALA Rainbow Project Book List (2014), Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2014), Long-listed Northern California Book Award Master List (2014)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250062956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40627949437134,"sku":"9781250062956","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250062956","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}