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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2019
This dual-point-of-view novel visits Morgan and Eric, close friends from a small town in Tennessee, on their shared birthday each year from ages thirteen to eighteen. Morgan is transgender, secretly so (and male-presenting) for much of the book, and birthday messages left behind by her deceased mother are painful reminders of the son Mom had imagined her to be. Eric's father is physically abusive and objects to Eric's f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2019
This dual-point-of-view novel visits Morgan and Eric, close friends from a small town in Tennessee, on their shared birthday each year from ages thirteen to eighteen. Morgan is transgender, secretly so (and male-presenting) for much of the book, and birthday messages left behind by her deceased mother are painful reminders of the son Mom had imagined her to be. Eric's father is physically abusive and objects to Eric's f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
