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A review by lindseymiddlemiss
Jamie by L.D. Lapinski
5.0
4.5 ⭐ rounded up.
Jamie Rambeau is a quietly out non-binary 11 year old. Life is pretty good with their 2 best friends, their gay older brother and parents that haven't objected to their coming out -even if they didn't offer a hug. But now it's the last year of primary (elementary for the Americans) school and it's time to pick secondary (for 11-16/18 year olds) schools. But there is one school for girls, one school for boys and no-one has thought where Jamie is going to go. Introduced to the concept that Pride was and is a protest, Jamie and their friends start working to try and make change so that Jamie isn't forced to pretend to be something they're not.
Jamie is a wonderful, heart warming story that is needed for today's young people. Whether they are non-binary themselves or not, it's a story of acceptance, inclusion and protesting injustice. Also fantastic for parents!
I loved the main characters. The educational inserts made it clear to me that this book is intended to educate and support as well as be a fun read, but given the target audience, these were good.
My only vaguely negative thought was that it was lacking on description of people and places and, even for a middle grade book, it was short and sweet.
Depending on your definition of a middle grade book, Jamie could be suitable for younger. I'd suggest 7+.
In this, you'll find:
Jamie Rambeau is a quietly out non-binary 11 year old. Life is pretty good with their 2 best friends, their gay older brother and parents that haven't objected to their coming out -even if they didn't offer a hug. But now it's the last year of primary (elementary for the Americans) school and it's time to pick secondary (for 11-16/18 year olds) schools. But there is one school for girls, one school for boys and no-one has thought where Jamie is going to go. Introduced to the concept that Pride was and is a protest, Jamie and their friends start working to try and make change so that Jamie isn't forced to pretend to be something they're not.
Jamie is a wonderful, heart warming story that is needed for today's young people. Whether they are non-binary themselves or not, it's a story of acceptance, inclusion and protesting injustice. Also fantastic for parents!
I loved the main characters. The educational inserts made it clear to me that this book is intended to educate and support as well as be a fun read, but given the target audience, these were good.
My only vaguely negative thought was that it was lacking on description of people and places and, even for a middle grade book, it was short and sweet.
Depending on your definition of a middle grade book, Jamie could be suitable for younger. I'd suggest 7+.
In this, you'll find: