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A review by soupwitch86
The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson
5.0
I finished this book in two days and if I didn't have things to do, would probably have finished it sooner. It was SO GOOD. I am trying to find more books with LGBTQ+ POC characters, where trauma is not a major plot point and this hit all the spots. AND it's YA!
The awkwardness of Staggerlee and how Trout helped her with her confidence and seeing things in herself she couldn't previously see, ugh, my heart. It was beautiful. I need more books about women's friendships being front and center. This was such a breath of fresh air, even if it was heart-breaking.
SPOILER
It broke my heart that Trout started dating a boy and went back to being Tyler, because the boy liked it better. She gave up the fight. Which is understandable given her circumstances, but still broke my heart. But the ending was left open so that I was left to imagine that later, through her friendship with Staggerlee, she would be able to be her true self.
This should be required reading in school. I wish I had had this as a kid.
The awkwardness of Staggerlee and how Trout helped her with her confidence and seeing things in herself she couldn't previously see, ugh, my heart. It was beautiful. I need more books about women's friendships being front and center. This was such a breath of fresh air, even if it was heart-breaking.
SPOILER
It broke my heart that Trout started dating a boy and went back to being Tyler, because the boy liked it better. She gave up the fight. Which is understandable given her circumstances, but still broke my heart. But the ending was left open so that I was left to imagine that later, through her friendship with Staggerlee, she would be able to be her true self.
This should be required reading in school. I wish I had had this as a kid.