The Pants Project
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781492638094
Pages
272 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A Transformer is a robot in disguise. Liv is a boy in disguise. It's that simple. Liv knows he was always meant to be a boy, but with his new school's terrible dress code, he can't even wear pants. Only skirts. Operation: Pants Project begins! The only way for Liv to get what he wants is to go after it himself. But to Liv, this isn't just a mission to change the school policy--it's a mission to change his life. And that's a pretty big deal. Award-wnning author Cat Clarke makes her middle-grade debut with this hilarious and heartfelt underdog story. Liv may not be an alien-fighting robot, but he is fighting to make the world a better place--one leg at a time.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; Gay/Lesbian; transgender teenager; lesbian parents
Main Character
transgender boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
two mothers
LGBTQ+
female/female; transgender boy
Awards
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books, 2017 Best Middle-Grade School & Friendship Stories
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2018 Grades 6-8
Keywords
friendship; bullying; pants; movement; protest; dress code; skirts
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Clarke, Cat, "The Pants Project" (2017). Diverse Families. 1244.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1244