Title
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780763656119
Pages
182 pages
Genre
biography
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender, and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL600L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; Intersex; transgender teenagers; boy to girl; girl to boy; intersex teenagers; gender fluid
Main Character
male teenagers; female teenagers; intersex teenager
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
transgender males; transgender females; gender neutral teenagers; intersex person
Awards
Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature, 2017, Young Adult
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, 2015, Winner
Lambda Literary Award, 2015, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, 2015, Honor Book
Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2015, Honor, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Distinguished Books, 2014 Non Fiction
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009 GLBTQ Children and Teens: NonFiction
Top 10 Challenged Books, 2015
Keywords
gender identity; stereotypes; photographs; personal stories; gender neutral pronouns; misconceptions
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kuklin, Susan, "Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out" (2014). Diverse Families. 476.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/476