Gracefully Grayson
Publisher
Disney Press
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781423185277
Pages
243 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Grayson, a transgender twelve-year-old, learns to accept her true identity and share it with the world.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
720L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Legal guardianship; Family member death; Transgender; aunt and uncle raising nephew; death of parents; death of a grandmother; boy to girl; transgender child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
aunt and uncle
LGBTQ+
transgender female
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015 Coming of Age
Best of the Best Books, 2014 Fiction for Older Readers
Choices, 2015 Children's Fiction
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009 GLBTQ Children and Teens: Fiction
NYC Reads 365, 2015 Ages (7-11)
Rainbow List, 2016 Juvenile Fiction
Keywords
middle school; theatre; drama; school play; extended family; Greek mythology; imagination
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Polonsky, Ami, "Gracefully Grayson" (2014). Diverse Families. 126.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/126