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Tag: Identity
Mysteries and the Teenage Search for Identity, a guest post by Jan Gangsei
As it turns out, becoming a writer for teens—and teen Jan—is about the most thrilling and rewarding answer to the question: who am I?
Book Review: Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari
Powerful, affecting, and ultimately hopeful. Just beautiful.
Why Are We Like This: Heartstopper Models Respectful Queer Discourse, so Why Aren’t Fans Listening? A guest post by Laura Shovan
One of Heartstopper’s central themes is that it’s rude, even dangerous, to speculate on someone’s else’s sexuality. But some fans aren’t getting the message.
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Writing Into Uncertainty: Exploring Identity in YA Literature, a guest post by Leyla Brittan
With a mother who grew up in Istanbul and a father who grew up in Montana, I spent much of my childhood traveling between those settings, figuring out how to exist in both, and grappling with questions of identity and belonging.
Book Review: A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen
This well-written story of adjusting to life in a new place and a new culture is a compassionate look at identity, history, belonging, and understanding. An excellent read.
Even Books Have Ancestors or That Time I Was a Fourth Grade Publishing Mogul, a guest post by Louise Hung
I want to tell you about one of Hungry Bones' ancestors. A spirit that haunts her pages.
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Book Review: Are You Nobody Too? by Tina Cane
This quiet look at identity and loneliness will appeal to readers who appreciate the brevity of the verse format and who like a character-driven story.
The Missing Piece: How Writing Middle Grade Helped Solidify My Cultural Identity, a guest post by Ashley Granillo
It’s never too late to piece yourself together, however slow it is to assemble your history and your identity. It’s never too late to embrace yourself, fragments and all. Every part makes up a whole, and makes you enough.
Book Review: The Gender Binary Is a Big Lie: Infinite Identities around the World by Lee Wind
Overall, an enlightening look at how understanding and celebrating gender diversity has been a long-held belief for many people and cultures throughout history.
Camp Prodigy and the Viola of Gender, a guest post by Caroline Palmer
Camp Prodigy stars Tate and Eli as nonbinary violists, like me, and both are frequently misgendered by those who don’t know them, like me!
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