When Kayla was Kyle
Illustrator
Jennifer Levine
Publisher
Avid Readers Publishing Group
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9781612861548
Pages
28 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Kyle doesn't understand why the other kids at school call him names. He looks like other boys, but doesn't feel like them. Can Kyle find the words to share his feelings about his gender -- and can his parents help him to transition into the girl he was born to be?
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; Gender nonconformity; transgender child; boy to girl; gender identity
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
transgender female
Keywords
classroom; basketball; feelings; bullying; fear
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Fabrikant, Amy, "When Kayla was Kyle" (2013). Diverse Families. 337.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/337