A review by katnortonwriter
If You're a Kid Like Gavin by Gavin Grimm, Kyle Lukoff

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

 I really liked how this was phrased, in terms of the questions especially. I wasn't particularly bothered by the lack of resolution to the story, as this wasn't a biography per se. It's framed around asking what's important and worth standing up for, and including a resolution would not only have made it seem like this is a one-and-done closed issue, but also been rather disingenuous regarding the ongoing discourse.

I found the switch between questions and factual past-tense statements somewhat jarring, but I liked everything else. It's interesting that this is a story about a teenager, but aimed at much younger readers. I think this is why the book focuses more on the idea of standing up for yourself than on Gavin's fight exclusively.

Somewhere between a 4 and a 5 for me, and I'll consider adding it to the local LGBTQIA+ library. :)