Gracefully Grayson is about a transgender girl (named Grayson). “He” was born a boy, but has always identified as a girl. Grayson spends time imagining she’s wearing a dress instead of “masculine” clothes, as well as doodling princesses in her notebooks. She has a hard time accepting who she is; she also gets bullied frequently at school. However, when she joins the school play, Grayson finds support in places she would never have expected.
I really liked this book. The writing style was beautiful and I think it did an amazing job of tackling and informing teenagers about a big issue facing society. I also loved the character of Grayson. She was so sweet and gentle, the whole way through I was cheering for her, I admired how she dealt with her problems, and I overall thought the character was written very well. The one problem I had with the book was that the main reason Grayson identified as being transgender was because of clothes; I think there’s always a lot more to it and I wished the author had touched on it.
The one main memorable thing about the book was of course everything that Grayson was going through, and the moral it gave out (that you should never be afraid to be who you are!)
Reviewed by Julia, grade 7, Tuckahoe Area Library
Published by AdrienneTheLibrarian
ABOUT … Adrienne, Teen Librarian & Digital Media Lab Librarian at Libbie Mill Library.
Hi, I’m Adrienne, and I’ve been a Teen Librarian at HCPL since 2006. I started at Twin Hickory and moved to Libbie Mill in 2015. Come visit our Teen Room and check out all we have for you -- books, great study and hanging out space, free computers, free classes in 3D design & printing, Coding, Photoshop and soooo much more!
Random stuff about me:
* Favorite book: Hmmmm, this is hard, since it changes all the time as I read new stuff and depending on what mood I’m in. However, there is one book that I know will still make me snort with laughter even when I’m 80 years old — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
* Favorite food: perfectly made toast
* Favorite band/music: Cake. I will never get enough Cake.
* Favorite reference question: Q: How long does it take the galaxy to rotate once? A: It’s called a galactic or cosmic year and it takes about 225-250 million earth years.
* Pets: I have two cats and a dog. Marcus and Grey are the cats who were rescued from a box in the woods when they were just little puffballs. When they are not acting insane, they are very sweet and purr loudly. My dog is named Peter and he's a medium size poodle mix (we call him the substandard poodle). He's got floppy ears, snores and loves green beans.
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