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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

HOLY SHIT THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD

This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke

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challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Absolutely breathtaking.

Call Me Nathan by Catherine Castro

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Usually I take "based on a true story" to mean based on a story that is particularly unusual or of note- this is the experiences of a trans French boy, with the "unusual" part literally just being that he is trans. It is told by what I am assuming are a cis writer and illustrator, and then translated into English by a nonbinary translator. It could be a good read for cis folks looking to see a zoomed out trans experience, including the perspectives of family members who do not understand Nathan at first and have to go on a journey to support him. It has graphic self-harm and portrayals of dysphoria, deadnaming, slurs, and transphobic violence, and unless it is healing for a particular trans person to see their hard experiences mirrored back at them, I would probably not recommend this to trans folks looking for trans books. All in all, when I'm looking to fill a display with trans books, this is not the one I would start with, but it's not totally without merit either.

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

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adventurous funny informative mysterious fast-paced