Otherwise
By: Linda Oatman High
Series: Gravel road; Gravel road
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781622508914; 9781612479996; 9781489841612
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Psychological fiction; Juvenile fiction; Fiction; Interpersonal relations; Sex role; Gender role; Gender identity; Novels in verse; Readers for new literates
Description: "A law has been passed. There will be no more genders. Everyone must appear gender neutral. No more boys. No more girls. Just ... Otherwise. Same bland clothes. Same fuzzy heads. "Spark" dreads the countdown leading up to the finality of the new law's passage. Her parents are for it. They're tired of conforming to society's standards. But they allow her to take off for a quick camping trip to gather her thoughts. At the campsite, she meets "Whistler." And the attraction is instant and mutual. But who is Whistler? And what is Whistler? Boy? Or girl? This gender-bending story in verse will make readers question everything they thought they knew about love, chemistry, and cultural norms."--Publisher's website.