The Art of Being Normal: A Novel
May 2016 · Macmillan + ORM
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This “wonderful” young adult novel about the friendship between two British transgender teens “brings a fresh perspective in contemporary LGBTQ drama” (VOYA, starred review).
David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he’s gay. The school bully thinks he’s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth: David wants to be a girl.
On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal: to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in his class is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long, and soon everyone knows that Leo used to be a girl.
As David prepares to come out to his family and transition into life as a girl and Leo wrestles with figuring out how to deal with people who try to define him through his history, they find in each other the friendship and support they need to navigate life as transgender teens as well as the courage to decide for themselves what normal really means.
“A welcome, needed novel.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An important addition to collections for its first-person perspectives on the experiences and inner lives of transgender teens.” —School Library Journal
David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he’s gay. The school bully thinks he’s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth: David wants to be a girl.
On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal: to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in his class is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long, and soon everyone knows that Leo used to be a girl.
As David prepares to come out to his family and transition into life as a girl and Leo wrestles with figuring out how to deal with people who try to define him through his history, they find in each other the friendship and support they need to navigate life as transgender teens as well as the courage to decide for themselves what normal really means.
“A welcome, needed novel.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An important addition to collections for its first-person perspectives on the experiences and inner lives of transgender teens.” —School Library Journal
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4.7
41 reviews
Casey
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August 21, 2016
I really enjoyed seeing both perspectives in this book. Being a transgender girl myself I closely identified with one of the characters and enjoyed every hardship and success that was brought to both of the characters in their journey. If you want to read and imagine what it's like for people who are trans then you cannot go wrong in reading this book.
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Alessa Harris
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February 24, 2017
I actually got this book at my local library and I wanted to see if I could get on here but I am poor and don't have 9.99 😢
7 people found this review helpful
Andrew Star
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December 29, 2017
I physically bought the book a short while back and boy, did the book take me on a rollercoaster, I devoured it and loved it !
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About the author
Lisa Williamson splits her time between acting and writing. She was inspired to write The Art of Being Normal after working in England's national health services in a department dedicated to helping teens who struggle with gender identity issues.
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