Crossing Lines
Publisher
Viking
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780670012145
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
High school senior Adonis struggles to do the right thing when his fellow football players escalate their bullying of a new classmate, Alan, who is transgendered.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
810L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; boy to girl; transgender teenager
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
transgender female
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Fiction Young Adult
Keywords
high school; football; fashion; peer pressure; bullying; homophobia; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Volponi, Paul, "Crossing Lines" (2011). Diverse Families. 92.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/92