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Double Exposure
Publisher
Sky Pony Pr
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781510711587
Pages
284 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fifteen-year-old Alyx Atlas starts school in a new state with a new identity--as a girl--but a bully on the basketball court threatens to reveal that Alyx is an intersex person, which could disqualify Alyx and the team from playing in the state championship game.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Single parent; Intersex; death of a father; single mother; intersex teenager
Main Character
intersex
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
multi-generational
LGBTQ+
intersex person
Awards
Arthur Tofte/Betty Ren Wright Children's Literature Award, 2014, Winner, Children's Literature
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young adult (Speculative Fiction)
Golden Crown Literary Award, 2015, Winner, Young Adult
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, 2014, Silver Winner, Young Adult Fiction
Lambda Literary Award, 2015, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Keywords
gender identity; bullying; basketball; high schools; moving; California; Wisconsin
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Birdsall, Bridget, "Double Exposure" (2014). Diverse Families. 853.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/853