How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity
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- Synopsis
- A girl thought to be a boy steals her sister's skirt, while a boy thought to be a girl refuses to wear a cornflower blue dress. One boy's love of a soldier leads to the death of a stranger. The present takes a bittersweet journey into the past when a man revisits the summer school where he had "an accidental romance." And a forgotten mother writes a poignant letter to the teenage daughter she hasn't seen for fourteen years. Poised between the past and the future are the stories of now. In nontraditional narratives, short stories, and brief graphics, tales of anticipation and regret, eagerness and confusion present distinctively modern views of love, sexuality, and gender identification. Together, they reflect the vibrant possibilities available for young people learning to love others--and themselves--in today's multifaceted and quickly changing world.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780061949654
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780061154980
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins
- Date of Addition:
- 07/04/11
- Copyrighted By:
- David Levithan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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