Title: Melissa
Description: When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
Subjects: Theater, Juvenile fiction, Teatro, Ficción juvenil, Fiction, Escuelas, Transgender children, Schools, Gender identity, Spanish language materials, LGBTQ gender identity, LGBTQ middle grade, Stonewall Book Awards, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, New York Times reviewed, Children's fiction, Bullying, fiction, Friendship, fiction, collectionID:TexChallenge2021, collectionID:KellerChallenge, collectionID:EanesChallenge, Middle school students, Bullying, Friendship, Transgender youth, Gender nonconformity, Gender role, School stories, Transgenderism, Transgender people, collection:mike_morgan_larry_romans_childrens_young_adult_literature_award=winner, collection:Name
People: Kelly Arden, Scott Mitchell, Jeff Forrester, Melissa Mitchell, Rick Ramsey