A boy like me
By: Jennie Wood
Publisher: 215 Ink
Published: 2014
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780692238066
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Transgender youth; Sexual orientation; High schools
Description: Born a girl, Peyton Honeycutt meets Tara Parks in the eighth grade bathroom shortly after he gets his first period. It is the best and worst day of his life. Determined to impress Tara, Peyton sets out to win her love by mastering the drums and basketball. He takes on Tara's small-minded mother, the bully at school, and the prejudices within his conservative hometown. In the end, Peyton must accept and stand up for who he is or lose the woman he loves.
Notes: 89Y Childrens Plus, Inc.