Freakboy

From the outside, Brendan Chase seems to have it pretty easy. He's a star wrestler, a video game aficionado, and a loving boyfriend to his seemingly perfect match, Vanessa. But on the inside, Brendan struggles to understand why his body feels so wrongùwhy he sometimes fantasizes having long hair, soft skin, and gentle curves. Is there even a name for guys like him? Guys who sometimes want to be girls? Or is Brendan just a freak? In Freakboy's razor-sharp verse, Kristin Clark folds three narratives into one powerful story: Brendan trying to understand his sexual identity, Vanessa fighting to keep her and Brendan's relationship alive, and Angel struggling to confront her demons. ôAn important story, written with compassion and startling insight.ö ùEllen Hopkins, The New York Timesûbestselling author of the Crank trilogy ôDebut novelist Clark uses free verse to write a gripping story about a complex topic: the challenges of growing up transgender or genderqueer." ùPublishers Weekly, starred review ôThis gutsy, tripartite poem explores a wider variety of identitiesùcis-, trans-, genderqueerùthan a simple transgender storyline, making it stand out.ö ùKirkus Review, starred review

• | Author: Kristin Elizabeth Clark
• | Publisher: Square Fish
• | Publication Date: Nov 08, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 448 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Young Adult Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1250062950
• | ISBN-13: 9781250062956