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A review by jwinchell
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
4.0
3 for writing, 5 for topic & YA relevance.
Not enough is written about gender variance, and this book paves the way for lots of important advocacy: self-advocacy, for kids who need to normalize their gender questions and identities; general advocacy, for "cisgender" young adults who need to understand peers who are different than them in this way (and others); and empathic, empowered advocacy for adults who can work within systems for change and should maintain safe spaces for all young adults.
There's lots of music in this book, and Gabe's experience/emotions felt authentic. The writing felt flat, though, but that's a small issue when it comes to the overall importance of this book.
Not enough is written about gender variance, and this book paves the way for lots of important advocacy: self-advocacy, for kids who need to normalize their gender questions and identities; general advocacy, for "cisgender" young adults who need to understand peers who are different than them in this way (and others); and empathic, empowered advocacy for adults who can work within systems for change and should maintain safe spaces for all young adults.
There's lots of music in this book, and Gabe's experience/emotions felt authentic. The writing felt flat, though, but that's a small issue when it comes to the overall importance of this book.