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Girl Mans Up
Contributor(s): Girard, M-E (Author)
ISBN: 0062404172     ISBN-13: 9780062404176
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Lgbt
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016013197
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (1.00 lbs) 384 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 186275
Reading Level: 4.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 13.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Lambda Literary Award Winner "Pen is an inspiration to anyone who's struggled to be understood, and a vital addition to the growing world of genderqueer protagonists." --New York Times Book Review

All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she's always been. So why does everyone have a problem with it?

They think the way she looks and acts means she's trying to be a boy--that she should quit trying to be something she's not. If she dresses like a girl, and does what her folks want, it will show respect. If she takes orders and does what her friend Colby wants, it will show her loyalty.

But respect and loyalty, Pen discovers, are empty words. Old-world parents, disintegrating friendships, and strong feelings for other girls drive Pen to see the truth--that in order to be who she truly wants to be, she'll have to man up.

M. E. Girard's Girl Mans Up is perfect for fans of Meredith Russo, Becky Albertalli, Alex Sanchez, and Jaye Robin Brown

Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2016 * Children's Book Council Books Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Coming-of-Age Novel of 2016 and Best Teen Book of 2016 with Unforgettable Protagonists * Publishers Weekly Fall 2016 Flying Starts * William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist


Contributor Bio(s): Girard, M-E: -

M-E Girard lives just outside Toronto, Canada, where she splits her time between writing YA fiction about badass teen girls and working nights as a pediatric nurse. A 2013 and 2015 Lambda Literary Fellow, M-E is a proud feminist who is endlessly fascinated by the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding the concept of gender. You can find her online at www.megirard.com and all over social media.