George
by Alex Gino
Buy on AmazonGeorge has a secret. She knows something no one else does — that she’s not a boy, she’s a girl. Only, George is too scared to tell people, for fear they won’t understand, or they will laugh … or they will stop loving her. But when George takes on the role of Charlotte in her class’ production of Charlotte’s Web, she can finally show the world who she really is. Warm, funny and heartbreaking, Alex Gino’s incredible debut novel George is one to cherish and share. (For ages 8 to 12)
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"George has a secret. She knows something no one else does — that she’s not a boy, she’s a girl. Only, George is too scared to tell people, for fear they won’t understand, or they will laugh … or they will stop loving her. But when George takes on the role of Charlotte in her class’ production of Charlotte’s Web, she can finally show the world who she really is. Warm, funny and heartbreaking, Alex Gino’s incredible debut novel George is one to cherish and share. (For ages 8 to 12)"
NPR Books We Love — 2015 · apps.npr.org
"This small novel may have been written for young readers but we can all learn and feel as we read about a trans girl yearning to take center stage as Charlotte in her class’ production of ‘Charlotte’s Web.'"
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