Girl Mans Up
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1443447048
ISBN 13
9781443447041
Category
813 Fiction
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Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Pages
384
Subject
Gender identity -- Juvenile fiction. Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Abstract
"In Ontario, Pen is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks like a boy. She's fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable--especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn't want her to find a group of real friends"--
Description
Synopsis
"Pen is an inspiration to anyone who's struggled to be understood, and a vital addition to the growing world of genderqueer protagonists." -The New York Times Book Review
Lambda Literary Award Winner * Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2016 * Children's Book Council Books Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Coming-of-Age Novel of 2016 and Best Teen Book of 2016 with Unforgettable Protagonists * Publishers Weekly Fall 2016 Flying Starts * William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she's always been. So why does everyone have a problem with it? They think the way she looks and acts means she's trying to be a boy--that she should quit trying to be something she's not. If she dresses like a girl, and does what her folks want, it will show respect. If she takes orders and does what her friend Colby wants, it will show her loyalty.
But respect and loyalty, Pen discovers, are empty words. Old-world parents, disintegrating friendships, and strong feelings for other girls drive Pen to see the truth--that in order to be who she truly wants to be, she'll have to man up.
Now available in paperback, M. E. Girard's Girl Mans Up is perfect for fans of Meredith Russo, Becky Albertalli, Alex Sanchez, and Jaye Robin Brown
"Pen is an inspiration to anyone who's struggled to be understood, and a vital addition to the growing world of genderqueer protagonists." -The New York Times Book Review
Lambda Literary Award Winner * Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2016 * Children's Book Council Books Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Coming-of-Age Novel of 2016 and Best Teen Book of 2016 with Unforgettable Protagonists * Publishers Weekly Fall 2016 Flying Starts * William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she's always been. So why does everyone have a problem with it? They think the way she looks and acts means she's trying to be a boy--that she should quit trying to be something she's not. If she dresses like a girl, and does what her folks want, it will show respect. If she takes orders and does what her friend Colby wants, it will show her loyalty.
But respect and loyalty, Pen discovers, are empty words. Old-world parents, disintegrating friendships, and strong feelings for other girls drive Pen to see the truth--that in order to be who she truly wants to be, she'll have to man up.
Now available in paperback, M. E. Girard's Girl Mans Up is perfect for fans of Meredith Russo, Becky Albertalli, Alex Sanchez, and Jaye Robin Brown
Biblio Notes
Genre/Form: Young adult fiction
Juvenile works
Novels
Lesbian fiction
Fiction
Young adult works
Juvenile fiction
Material Type: Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: M-E Girard
ISBN: 0062404172 9780062404176 0062404180 9780062404183
OCLC Number: 932576118
Awards: Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult, 2016.
Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2016.
Children's Book Council Books Best Book of 2016.
Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Coming-of-Age Novel of 2016 and Best Teen Book of 2016 with Unforgettable Protagonists.
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist, 2017.
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Finalist, 2017.
Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlist, 2017.
Description: 373 pages ; 22 cm
Responsibility: M-E Girard.
Juvenile works
Novels
Lesbian fiction
Fiction
Young adult works
Juvenile fiction
Material Type: Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: M-E Girard
ISBN: 0062404172 9780062404176 0062404180 9780062404183
OCLC Number: 932576118
Awards: Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult, 2016.
Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2016.
Children's Book Council Books Best Book of 2016.
Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Coming-of-Age Novel of 2016 and Best Teen Book of 2016 with Unforgettable Protagonists.
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist, 2017.
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Finalist, 2017.
Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlist, 2017.
Description: 373 pages ; 22 cm
Responsibility: M-E Girard.
Number of Copies
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