| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Note |
"Originally published in 2017 by Wren & Rook in Great Britain"-- Title verso. |
| Summary |
"A brave firsthand account of author Alex Bertie's life, struggles, and victories as a transgender teen, and a guide for transitioning teens"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 12 and up. |
| Contents |
Let's get some things straight -- Childhood -- Becoming a teen -- Puberty & self-hate -- The big chop -- Dealing with bullies -- Getting help -- Chest binding -- Coming out to my family -- Hello! My name is... -- Being stealth at college -- Youth group support -- Starting my physical transition -- Hormone treatment -- Top surgery -- Bottom surgery -- Dating as trans -- Sex & intimacy -- Making videos -- Job hunting -- Our place in the world -- A message from my mum -- Accepting trans people -- The other side. |
| Subject |
Bertie, Alex, 1995- -- Juvenile literature.
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Transgender people -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Transgender youth -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Transgender people -- Identity -- Juvenile literature.
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Bertie, Alex, 1995- |
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Transgender people -- Biography. |
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Transgender youth -- Biography. |
| Genre/Form |
Young adult literature.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780316529037 (hardcover) |
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0316529036 |
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9780316490337 (ebook) |
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9780316490344 (library edition ebook) |
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