Felix Yz
Publisher
Viking
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780425288504
Pages
288 pages
Genre
science fiction
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Thirteen-year-old Felix Yz chronicles the final month before an experimental procedure meant to separate him from the fourth-dimensional creature, Zyx, with whom he was accidentally fused as a young child.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
940L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Gay/Lesbian; Bisexuality; Androgyny; single mother; gay; gay teenager; bisexual parent; bisexual mother; gender fluid; gender fluid grandparent
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
gay male; bisexual female; gender fluid grandparent
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Elementary and Middle Grade(Speculative Fiction)
Keywords
schools; family life; people with disabilities; extraterrestrial beings; alien; blogs; bullying; train
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bunker, Lisa, "Felix Yz" (2017). Diverse Families. 1449.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1449