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282 pp.
| Candlewick |
September, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-7635-3$16.99
(2)
YA
Fifteen-year-old orphan Kivali, possibly dropped on Earth by an alien lizard race, is a "midrange bender": an androgynous youth forced to choose a gender pre-puberty; Kivali wonders if it's really imperative to identify as only girl or boy, straight or gay, human or lizard. A distinct dystopian world, a gender-fluid protagonist, and socially conscious writing provoke questions about Kivali's (and the reader's) reality.
Reviewer: Sian Gaetano
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2015