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One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman: A Mother's Story by Abi Maxwell
4.0
A mama's love is fierce and don't anyone even dare think about coming between a mama and her baby. Abi Maxwell was the perfect mom to defend and advocate for her daughter, Greta, while she navigated the challenging world around gender identity, discriminatory laws, and closeminded school boards and towns. Shunned at every turn, the family had to pull together to fight for the rights their daughter deserved.
Living in a overwhelingly conservative area, Maxwell's family were basically founders of the town she loved. She wanted to return there to raise her daughter, but when Greta wanted to transition to a girl, the town quickly turned their backs on the Maxwell's. At school board meetings, they demanded that the superintendent stop using the word "transgender", refuse Greta's ability to use the girl's bathroom, and refuse her participation in sports.
Still hot topics around the country today, this is a timely book for trans-rights activism. Maxwell writes with such passion and clarity that, even if you haven't personally been touched by this issue, you can easily empathize with the discrimination and pain that exclusion instills in a person. Greta is a strong-willed girl, but as Maxwell points out, transgender children have a 50% increase in risk of suicide. I kept thinking that these kids feel like they are hated, despised, and not wanted; therefore, it's essential reading for all of us so we can provide safety and inclusion to ALL children.
Living in a overwhelingly conservative area, Maxwell's family were basically founders of the town she loved. She wanted to return there to raise her daughter, but when Greta wanted to transition to a girl, the town quickly turned their backs on the Maxwell's. At school board meetings, they demanded that the superintendent stop using the word "transgender", refuse Greta's ability to use the girl's bathroom, and refuse her participation in sports.
Still hot topics around the country today, this is a timely book for trans-rights activism. Maxwell writes with such passion and clarity that, even if you haven't personally been touched by this issue, you can easily empathize with the discrimination and pain that exclusion instills in a person. Greta is a strong-willed girl, but as Maxwell points out, transgender children have a 50% increase in risk of suicide. I kept thinking that these kids feel like they are hated, despised, and not wanted; therefore, it's essential reading for all of us so we can provide safety and inclusion to ALL children.