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#TransRightsReadathon Book 7

Engrossing and affirming. I cried happy tears!

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IndoorDame The ghost story aspect of this was fun, but for me the magic of this novel was that it challenges the prevailing narrative of trans kids knowing who they are from incredibly early ages. I think it will be vitally important to the next generation of children to see a multiplicity of perspectives on discovering one‘s own gender identity.
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TheBookHippie Seriously it‘s so good. 2y

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie I want to see this one in every middle school library!!! 2y

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I agree. Going to try to do that here 👀. 2y

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie awesome! Thank you 🙏 I hope you don‘t hit any unpleasant stumbling blocks 2y

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame HA. Yes. I expect it. Thankfully I‘m at the point that the students I mentor in reading benchmark, and didn‘t benchmark before -so when I put a book in the library, they just write Miss Christine recommends… and kids pick it up. The peeps that would protest the book won‘t read it just because I am associated with it.. that weird liberal reading lady.. 👀🙄😵‍💫 2y

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame also I PAY and donate it. I didn‘t use their previous tax money. It‘s a loop hole that‘s worked thus far. 2y

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie haha I wish we could install a weird liberal reading lady in every school! 2y

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I‘ve been told that. I‘m in title one schools so I don‘t generally have too many issues. I did do one classroom at the public Montessori school, but it was way too problematic and I gave it up. 2y

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie that‘s sad. But you can‘t be everywhere and the title one schools need you more, so maybe it‘s for the best… 2y

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IndoorDame

The Deep | Rivers Solomon

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#TransRightsReadathon Day 3

Rivers Solomon is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! The Deep is at once devastating and beautiful, as you might expect if you‘ve read anything else of theirs. It is mythic and visceral. Even though it‘s short, it contains a full and rich world. I couldn‘t read this at anything close to my normal reading speed, it demanded and deserved time.

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KristiAhlers Me staking! 2y

IndoorDame @KristiAhlers 💙💙💙 2y

TheBookHippie @KristiAhlers @IndoorDame this is my favorite of theirs. It‘s so good. So many layers. 2y

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ChaoticMissAdventures Have you listened to the companion song by Daveed Diggs band Clppng? It is on YouTube. It is a vibe but I think interesting to listen to during or after reading the book. 2y

IndoorDame @ChaoticMissAdventures Yes! So cool to hear the Clipping song and the Drexciya album! I couldn‘t concentrate on the story while listening (I did try) but I loved that in the afterword Diggs described all 3 as primary sources about this world. 2y

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie Yes! So many layers! I expect I‘ll be thinking about this for a long time! 2y

TheBookHippie @ChaoticMissAdventures I did that too and agree! 2y

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IndoorDame

Water I Won�t Touch | Kayleb Rae Candrilli

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#TransRightsReadathon Book 3. These poems by Kayleb Rae Candrilli were devastating and heartwarming by turns, and occasionally both at the same time. I want to read everything they‘ve written! #transrightsmatter #transrightsarehumanrights

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IndoorDame

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir | Kai Cheng Thom

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#TransRightsReadathon book 2. YA fiction by Kai Cheng Thom. This was raucous, angry, and in your face, but also bubbly, charming, and cheerful. Basically everything the cover art and title promise it delivers. I really enjoyed the sporadic hints of magical realism that served to highlight the importance of truth over fact and challenge the traditional idea of a trans memoir. #transrightsmatter #transrightsarehumanrights

kgriffith Yes yes yes 🙌🏻 2y

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Moonflower | Kacen Callender

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#TransRightsReadathon Day 1
Moonflower by Kacen Callender was the perfect book to kick off the readathon with! So many authors shy away from writing nuanced stories about suicidal ideation for young readers or with young characters, but Callender completely embraced the darkness that they struggled with as a child while still managing to write a life affirming story.
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IndoorDame My favorite thing about this was that it wasn‘t at all one note. I think everyone will find something in this story to draw them in. The thread I personally found most compelling was the idea that in each lifetime we all choose our births based on the lessons we need to learn. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 2y

IndoorDame This is a piece of Buddhist philosophy that I‘ve struggled with greatly in my own life. I found it extremely confronting at the times when I was the most unhappy, and I still haven‘t made peace with it. But the book presented it in a light that has me thinking about it again, and for that reason I know this story will stick with me.
#transrightsmatter #transrightsarehumanrights #middlegrademarch @megnews @sblbooks (edited) 2y

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