Especially when you’re in the eighth grade. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. Crucial, heart-breaking, and inspiring.” -Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She’s Not There, and Stuck in the Middle with You. Donna Gephart’s book is about trans children, and bipolar children, and their parents, of course, but what it’s really about is friendship, and the redeeming power of love. Here’s a book for anyone who’s ever struggled with being different-or anyone who’s ever loved someone who bears the burden of difference. Their powerful story will shred your heart, then stitch it back together with kindness, humor, bravery, and love."Lily and Dunkin is a delight. "Gephart has written a story that will speak not just to one specific community, but to humanity as a whole."-VOYAAward-winning author Donna Gephart crafts a compelling dual narrative about two remarkable young people: Lily, a transgender girl, and Dunkin, a boy dealing with bipolar disorder.
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