I guess I should
begin by saying I have know Sarah for best part of 20 years – so I
would probably say nice things about her book whatever I actually
thought! But I think I can honestly say I would have enjoyed it even
if I didn’t know her!
The story begins by
placing you in an ordinary small town teenage life – being a
teenage is a complicated business at the best of times – and one
story is the liberation that socially awkward Izzy finds on stage in
the school production.
The other stream
within the story is Izzy’s dad coming out as Danielle, coming out
as trans. The reactions of the other family members are authentic,
the fact that there is a range of responses validate the fact that
processing this new information is not always something people can do
in an instance – surprise, shock even, are not unreasonable
reactions – but the question is whether people stay in that initial
place or move forward to accept and embrace the reality of the person
they love.
The writing is
pitched to be accessible to early teenagers, like the main character
Izzy, which make this a good “resource” - but it not simply a
“resource” it is a really good read, and interesting story told
well.
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