The Art of Being Normal

from acargile

A realistic fiction novel, The Art of Being Normal is about being accepted for who you are without being ostracized or judged. It is reviews for ages 13+, which I think is very accurate. It isn't a book for everyone and definitely deserves a more mature reader for the mature content. Only two peo...

from howifeelaboutbooks

Clearly I am still on my LGBT fiction kick. I read this book in a day because it was so compelling. David doesn't know how to tell anyone other than his two closest friends that he's really a girl. Classmates tease him incessantly, and once the new kid, Leo, stands up for him, David's found a new...

from thebookmagpie

The thing about this story is that if you're at all familiar with what it means to be trans, with how modern LGBT discourse works, and that kind of thing, this book might seem incredibly obvious. However, I still think there's a place for it, because loads of people aren't necessarily hearing the...

from bookstogetlostin

"[...] and soon everyone knows that Leo used to be a girl." Way to spoiler this novel. It's like this big relevation to the characters, but the reader knows it before starting to read it. Well, you could guess it while reading, too. Apart from that I really enjoyed The art of being normal. Especi...

from bookstogetlostin

"[...] and soon everyone knows that Leo used to be a girl." Way to spoiler this novel. It's like this big relevation to the characters, but the reader knows it before starting to read it. Well, you could guess it while reading, too. Apart from that I really enjoyed The art of being normal. Especi...