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thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Moderate: Violence and Vomit
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, and Transphobia
Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Excrement, and Sexual harassment
Major: misgendering (mostly unintentional if memory serves) Moderate: toxic masculinitymarigold82's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Minor: Violence and Vomit
missrosymaplemoth's review
5.0
“Melissa” is the story of a girl who others see as a boy. Such a sweet, emotional, moving, innocent portrayal of someone trying to be exactly who they are. I gained insight on thought processes of transgender individuals when met with cliche responses (ex: “Who knows how you’ll feel in a few years?”). Everyone should read this book!
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, and Transphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, and Dysphoria
violet_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Violence and Vomit
Minor: Homophobia
thebookpaiges's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Vomit, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Transphobia and Violence
Minor: Abandonment
_ren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Vomit
Moderate: Biphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Lesbophobia
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
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I have been meaning to read this book for forever, and I'm glad that I finally did! It's such a great character driven story, and I'm so happy that they changed the title. It also makes me even more excited to read Alex Gino's newest that just came out this year!
This really is a story about Melissa trying to find herself, and the support that she finds in her friend Kelly is so beautiful. I loved their friendship, and would love to see it evolve even more as Melissa gets the chance to come out as herself. A lovely, needed middle grade book for sure!
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, and Transphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Vomit
cg1256's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Dysphoria
gavinneedham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Bullying and Violence