Booktalking "The Art of Being Normal" by Lisa Williamson

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Wanting to be a boy all of your life. Not liking your feminine name, breasts or menstruation. Longing for testosterone and a masculine appearance. Loving your new designated male name. This is the experience of Leo. 

Leo is smitten with Alicia, who looks so beautiful to him. She wants to take it to the next step, but he always hesitates. He wants to tell her about his originally assigned gender, but he fears that she will be gone in an instant.

David wanted Barbie dolls as a kid, and he desperately desires a female body. Everything about girls he craves in his own soul. Must have been born in an errant form. Meeting Leo validates his way of thinking about the world. 

The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson, 2016

This was a great book to read during Pride month, and I love the rainbow cover with footsteps.