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A review by bybookandbone
Melissa by Alex Gino
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A great contemporary for children and adults alike.
I'd love to see George on the reading lists for local schools. It's simply written but has a lot of heart and manages to give a good picture of what it may be like for some transgender children.
I found it challenged the innocuous things that we sometimes say or take for granted. As well as challenging some gender roles that really need to left out of the school experience.
While I understand that the author wishes they titled the book Melissa and not George, I do think it was a good idea to keep Melissa's name as George for most the book because it shows that she wasn't yet thinking of herself as Melissa.
I'd love to see George on the reading lists for local schools. It's simply written but has a lot of heart and manages to give a good picture of what it may be like for some transgender children.
I found it challenged the innocuous things that we sometimes say or take for granted. As well as challenging some gender roles that really need to left out of the school experience.
While I understand that the author wishes they titled the book Melissa and not George, I do think it was a good idea to keep Melissa's name as George for most the book because it shows that she wasn't yet thinking of herself as Melissa.