num_pages: 256
description: Peter Huang and his sisterselegant Adele shrewd Helen and Bonnie the bon vivantgrow up in a house of many secrets then escape the confines of small-town Ontario and spread from Montreal to California to Berlin. Peters own journey is obstructed by playground bullies masochistic lovers Christian ex-gays and the ever-present shadow of his Chinese father.At birth Peter had been given the Chinese name Juan Chaun powerful king. The exalted only son in the middle of three daughters Peter was the one who would finally embody his immigrant father's ideal of power and masculinity. But Peter has different dreams: he is certain he is a girl.Sensitive witty and stunningly assured Kim Fus debut novel lays bare the costs of forsaking ones own path in deference to one laid out by others. For Today I Am a Boy is a coming-of-age tale like no other and marks the emergence of an astonishing new literary voice.
language: English
title: For Today I Am a Boy
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt