The Other Boy

Name: The Other Boy
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)

M. G. Hennessey

Sep 2016 · HarperCollins

4.0

6 reviews

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256

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About this ebook

A beautifully heartfelt story about one boy’s journey toward acceptance. A book that Jill Soloway, the award-winning creator of Transparent, called “a terrific read for all ages” and Ami Polonsky, author of Gracefully Grayson, called “an emotionally complex and achingly real read.”

Twelve-year-old Shane Woods is just a regular boy. He loves pitching for his baseball team, working on his graphic novel, and hanging out with his best friend, Josh.

But Shane is keeping something private, something that might make a difference to his friends and teammates, even Josh. And when a classmate threatens to reveal his secret, Shane’s whole world comes crashing down.

It will take a lot of courage for Shane to ignore the hate and show the world that he’s still the same boy he was before. And in the end, those who stand beside him may surprise everyone, including Shane.

Ratings and reviews

4.0

6 reviews

Kane Berniér

September 22, 2023

I feel as though this book truly explains just what it is like or can be like to be trans. I could relate to Shane a lot, since I'm a trans guy myself and how we're alike. Trans guys, me and Shane included, are just like any other guy. We don't "identify" as guys. We ARE guys. It's not something you can identify as. It's what and who you are. You can't "identify as/with a gender", it's what you are. It's not an identity. This was a very good book and I would read it again. For anyone cis or trans, I recommend you read this.

1 person found this review helpful

Manning

August 20, 2018

This book touches on real things transgender people go through, and the way it does it, is great. My school went crazy for this book, people were lining up for it as soon as it came into our library. It's a great story, and I highly recommend it to new readers to this subject. Great Read.

1 person found this review helpful

Caylee Moad

March 28, 2018

It's cool to see some representation

About the author

M. G. Hennessey loves Star Wars, the San Francisco Giants, strawberry ice cream, and dancing (not necessarily in that order). If she could choose one superpower, it would be flying. A supporter of the Transgender Law Center, Gender Spectrum, and the Human Rights Campaign, she lives in Los Angeles with her family. Visit her on the web at www.mghennessey.com.

Sfé R. Monster is a comic artist and illustrator who is deeply invested in the telling of transgender stories, whose own work includes the comic Eth’s Skin and the Beyond anthology. Sfé lives on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Nova Scotia, Canada, and enjoys conspiracy theories, eerie beasts, and folk music. Visit Sfé R. Monster at www.sfemonster.com or on Twitter @sfemonster.

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