“I love hearing from adults who say, ‘This is the book I wish I had when I was a kid.’” “The book doesn’t make someone trans, but it gives tools for talking about it.” “I have heard so many positive, wonderful stories of people who were able to figure out who they were because they saw Melissa.” “I didn’t figure out who I was until I was 19, I found the word genderqueer in a book.” Melissa: Alex discusses changing the name of their acclaimed 2015 novel, George.īooks by Alex Gino: Learn more about Alex’s other titles.Ĭelebrate Pride Month: These 19 novels encourage young people to “read with pride.” “As a trans person writing about another trans person, when Melissa’s story is challenged, someone is saying that my existence is too scary, too deviant, too monstrous, to show to children,” Alex says. It also was the most-banned book in the United States in 2020. The novel won a Lamda Literary Award and a Children’s Choice Book Award, among many other honors. Originally published as George in 2015, Melissa introduces young readers to a transgender girl who yearns to play the role of Charlotte in her school play. Alex is the acclaimed author of several queer and progressive middle grade novels, including Rick, You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P!, and the newly-released Alice Austen Lived Here.Īlex talks with host Suzanne McCabe about the making of Melissa and the inspiring, real-life story behind Alice Austen Lived Here. In this episode, we’re celebrating Pride Month with Alex Gino.
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