Symptoms of Being Human
Publisher
Balzer + Bray an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780062382863
Pages
335 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A gender-fluid teenager who struggles with identity creates a blog on the topic that goes viral, and faces ridicule at the hands of fellow students.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gender noncomformity; gender nonconforming teenager
Main Character
boy/girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best of the Best Books, 2016
Choices, 2017
Rainbow List, 2017
Wisconsin Battle of the Books, 2017-2018
Nominee
Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature, 2017, Young Adult
Goodreads Choice Award, 2016, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Lambda Literary Award, 2017, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Keywords
blogs; bullying; gender identity; high school; sex role; politics; Orange County
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Garvin, Jeff, "Symptoms of Being Human" (2016). Diverse Families. 924.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/924