Perfect Peace
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9780312571658
Pages
341 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After Perfect Peace's mother reveals that Perfect was born a boy, made into a girl and now must learn to be a boy again, his life goes out of control and his family is forced to question everything they thought they knew.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Transgender; Androgyny; Gender noncomformity; single mother; transgender child; boy to girl, gender fluid; feminine characteristics; girls who dress as boys
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
single mother
Keywords
sexuality; family; gender identity; love; Black South
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Black, Daniel, "Perfect Peace" (2011). Diverse Families. 909.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/909