I highly recommend this book. I think that Gephart tells a very age appropriate tale about a transgender middle school student. The character of Dunkin and his struggle with bi-polar disorder adds another dimension to the plot. Dunkin gives Lily a chance to see that everyone has their own struggles. Gephart does a great job of developing Lily and Dunkin into characters that you care and route for. It is an interesting place in which we join Lily on her journey to be her true self. She knows that she is a girl. Her mother, sister, and best friend support her. It is her father that she needs to see her for she truly is. Of course, there are the small minded 'Neanderthals' at school that she has to copy with. Dunkin's story unravels at a pace that you learn about him and his disorder as the plot advances. The climax of the winter dance leaves the reader smiling. I am so glad that this book is in our middle school library.
No comments:
Post a Comment