Wittlinger, Ellen. Parrotfish.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

Kliatt | July 1, 2007| | Copyright

WITTLINGER, Ellen. Parrotfish. Simon & Schuster. 294p. c2007 1-4169-1622-9. $16.99. JS

In the genre of "problem fiction," this novel would be tagged as about a transgender adolescent. Wittlinger is a good storyteller and this is far from being solely an issue novel. Angela is the narrator and her story begins with the birth of a new cousin: is it a boy or a girl? Seemingly easily answered, but not for people like Angela, who has been raised as a girl but feels that she is at heart a boy. Angela insists that her family start calling her Grady. She is attracted to ...

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