How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity
Publisher
HarperTeen
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780061154980
Pages
350 pages
Genre
realism
Format
short stories
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Presents twelve stories by contemporary, award-winning young adult authors, some presented in graphic or letter format, which explore themes of gender identity, love, and sexuality.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; Transgender; lesbain teenager; gay teenager; transgender teenager; boy to girl; girl to boy
Main Character
boys and girls
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
male/male; female/female
Awards
Choices, 2010
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009
Rainbow List, 2010
Lambda Literary Award, 2010, Finalist
Keywords
love; sex; AIDS; friendship; letter
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Cart, Michael, "How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity" (2009). Diverse Families. 867.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/867