And She Was

Dara s lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie Now, at eighteen, she s dreaming of When Dara digs up her never before seen birth certificate, her world implodes Why are two strangers listed as her parents Dara confronts her mother, and is stunned by what she learns Mellie is transgender The unfamiliar name listed under father That s Mellie She transitioned when Dara was a baby, shortly after Dara s birth mother died.But Dara still has questions than answers Reeling, she sets off on a road trip with her best guy friend, Sam She s determined to find the extended family she s never met What she discovers and what her mother reveals, piece by piece over emails will challenge and change Dara than she can imagine From rising star Jessica Verdi, this is a gorgeous, timely, and essential novel about the importance of being our true selves. Free Read [ And She Was ] author [ Jessica Verdi ] – kino-fada.fr Ido not recommend This book is very transphobic, and just harmful in general.Check out my full review here.I got this ARC at the library I work in First I really appreciate that in many senses, this book jumps into new territory in terms of YA books around trans issues The trans character, Millie, is a mother, and has been living in her gender for some seventeen years by the time we meet her She is a nurse who likes TV soaps and hot sauce and puzzles She has an ambitious if self absorbed daughter who is on the cusp of breaking into a career that she herself abandoned many years before She is I got this ARC at the library I work in First I really appreciate that in many senses, this book jumps into new territory in terms of YA books around trans issues The trans character, Millie, is a mother, and has been living in her gender for some seventeen years by the time we meet her She is a nurse who likes TV soaps and hot sauce and puzzles She has an ambitious if self absorbed daughter who is on the cusp of breaking into a career that she herself abandoned many years be...I read an ARC of this book provided through workIt s perfect because it s Jessica Verdi I love everything she s written When I saw this book at work, it was an auto grab, and when I actually read what the book was about hours later I was THRILLED On top of being an addicting, hard to put down book, I love how instead of just listing facts and being informative like many books on transgender people seem to be, it s informative while telling an actual important, gripping STORY, and I read an ARC of this book provided through workIt s perfect because it s Jessica Verdi I love everything she s written When I saw this book at work, it was an auto grab, and when I actually read what the book was about hours later I was THRILLED On top of being an addicting, hard to put down book, I love how instead of just listing facts and being informative like many books on transgender people seem to be, it s informative while telling an actual important, gripping STORY, and showing so many layers of the character it represents To people new to the concept, it shows a trans person s life through email diary entries and portrays ...1 stars TW transphobia, deadnaming, misgenderingI did not plan on reviewing this book today, but theI think about it, the angrier I get, so today, I come at you with a very rant y review The Writing The writing in this book was just bland It was nothing special The dialogue read as awkward and there was definitely far too much telling and not nearly enough showing when it came down to it At least, that is in the 112 pages that I managed to get through before I couldn t handle this 1 stars TW transphobia, deadnaming, misgenderingI did not plan on reviewing this book today, but theI think about it, the angrier I get, so today, I come at you with a very rant y review The Writing The writing in this book was just bland It was nothing special The dialogue read as awkward and there was definitely far too much telling and not nearly enough showing when it came down to it At least, that is in the 112 pages that I managed to get through before I couldn t handle t...To see review with Gil Girls gifs click here.What I Wanted A book with a mother daughter relationship that was a bit Gil Girls is but instead of running away from rich parents because of teenage pregnancy, the Lorelai ran away because she came out as transgender and Grandpa and Grandma Gil couldn t handle it Also, some coffee would ve helped too.What I Got A book where the MC and her mother really have a nonexistent relationship and once the MC found out that her mother was To see review with Gil Girls gifs click here.What I Wanted A book with a mother daughter relati...EDIT I decided to remove one star because of the frequent misgendering and cruel language used by other characters about Mellie I realize that this was likely the author s attempt to portray the very real ways that nasty people talk to and about trans folks, but I feel it was a bit excessive here I have seen trans reviewers saying good things and bad things about this book, and so far it doesn t seem that there is much consensus on whether it is helpful or harmful I am very open to changing EDIT I decided to remove one star because of the frequent misgendering and cruel language used by other characters about Mellie I realize that this was likely the author s attempt to portray the very real ways that nasty people talk to and about trans folks, but I feel it was a bit excessive here I have seen trans reviewers saying good things and bad things about this book, and so far it doesn t seem that there is much consens...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I read four chapters of this book, written by a cis author, and with a cis narrator, featuring a trans character I am a trans bookseller, PhD student, and LGBTQ health researcher In four chapters, the trans character was portrayed antagonistically as a parent, transphobic language was used,...I highly recommend this book It s a fantastic story of discovery, struggle, and finding acceptance and understanding As a trans woman myself, I can say that Jessica Verdi does an excellent job of giving Mellie an authentic experience Dara s reaction is handled well, and ultimately, with g...As a LGBTQ ally, I appreciate this book and what it will do to promote understanding between cis and transgender people And She Was is a well paced, realistic YA coming of age story and I loved every page of this heartbreaking and uplifting book Wonderful read Highly recommend.My library received an ARC from Point Scholastic Teens will be captivated by Dara s story It reads quick At 18 Dara finds her birth certificate and discovers that her mom, Mellie, was assigned male at birth What follows is a road trip for answers, some romance, and emails from mom that slowly reveal Mellie s story The pacing is good and the teen perspective drinking, romance, etc is realistically portrayed Some parts of the book felt like they were educating the reader, but Dara had to My library received an ARC from Point Scholastic Teens will be captivated by Dara s story It reads quick At 18 Dara finds her birth certificate and discovers that her mom, Mellie, was assigned male at birth What follows is a road trip for answers, some romance, and emails from mom that slowly reveal Mellie s story The pacing is good and the teen perspective drinking, romance, etc is realistically portraye...

• English
• 08 December 2018
Jessica Verdi
• Hardcover
• 361 pages
• 1338150537
• Jessica Verdi
• And She Was