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Sinossi
David Piper ha quattordici anni, ed è sempre stato un emarginato. I suoi genitori sono convinti che sia gay, a scuola è vittima dei bulli. I suoi due migliori amici sono gli unici a sapere la verità: David sente di essere una ragazza. Leo Denton viene da una realtà disagiata e, al suo primo giorno alla prestigiosa scuola di Eden Park, ha un solo obiettivo: passare inosservato. Ma ben presto cominciano a circolare voci sulla sua espulsione dalla scuola precedente. E il fatto che la bella e popolarissima Alicia si innamori di lui non aiuta a tenerlo lontano dai guai... Quando Leo prende le parti di David in una lite con i bulli della scuola, nonostante le diffidenze di Leo tra i due nasce un'inaspettata amicizia. Ma le cose stanno per diventare ancora più complicate, perché alla Eden Park i segreti non rimangono tali a lungo, e presto tutti scopriranno quello che Leo sta disperatamente cercando di nascondere.
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- Pagine: 329
- Data di uscita: 20-04-2017
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It's been a while since I read this but I feel there's two things I should point out that really bothered me about the book. 1) Leo is a trans guy but him being trans is treated as a plot twist, and is found out when a girl he likes sees his genitalia. Not a fan of that. 2) Kate (called by her birth Leggi tutto
[CONTENT WARNING: TRANSPHOBIA] I'm not transgender, but even I can see how terrible the author dealt with the characters transness. The story is about the transgender girl Kate who is closeted (and goes by David for most of the book) and the transgender boy Leo who is not out at his new school. The
I’m transgender myself and I work with transgender youth, so of course I’m bringing that to the table. I didn’t hate this book – in fact, I quite liked large parts of it, but there are a few issues that drag it down. One of them was that I don't feel like it was written with transgender people in mi Leggi tutto
Fantastic. Highly recommended. The Art of Being Normal is the story of a transgender character named David, and his journey to finally telling his family (and the rest of the world) that he wishes to be referred to as Kate, and would like to begin transitioning. I have to be honest and say that I don Leggi tutto
UPDATED review 2.17.2022 After rereading reviews by trans readers, I'm lowering my rating to two stars given the problematic portrayals of trans characters in this book. A couple of reviews to check out: Neo's review and Natasha's review . It seems like Lisa Williamson wrote this book with good intent Leggi tutto
You must have heard about The Art of Being Normal by now and, if not, I'm not sure how you have managed to miss it. Published on 1st January, it's one of the most talked about UKYA novels published this year so far, and has certainly set a high standard. Fourteen-year-old David Piper has only told tw Leggi tutto
Sigh. Another disappointment crossed off the TBR. I was so excited to read this, especially after seeing so many rave reviews, but unfortunately this was a story that did not make it on my memorable list. My main issue with THE ART OF BEING NORMAL is that it's a tale of transgender teens told by a ci Leggi tutto
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